Matt Smith
@aeromattsmith.bsky.social
Environmental Scientist with a focus #aerobiology, #biogeography and #phenology. Editor-in-Chief Aerobiologia. Senior Lecturer #geography Bird ringer/ bander. b. 323ppm FRMetS VC37 LGBTQ+ Ally
#birdringing #moths
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2960
#birdringing #moths
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Matt Smith
@aeromattsmith.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Aerobiologia
Aerobiologia focuses on respiratory allergology, plant pathology, pest management, biological weathering and biodeterioration, indoor air quality, ...
link.springer.com
To mark four decades of publishing cutting-edge research, Aerobiologia invites submissions to a special Topical Collection exploring the evolving role of Aerobiology within the #PlanetaryHealth framework.
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
“Sewage spilled into brook near Malvern for more than 400 hours.
The recent spill into Madresfield Brook, which feeds into the River Severn, began on January 15 and didn’t stop until Tuesday (February 3), according to Severn Trent’s own storm overflow map”
westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/bro...
The recent spill into Madresfield Brook, which feeds into the River Severn, began on January 15 and didn’t stop until Tuesday (February 3), according to Severn Trent’s own storm overflow map”
westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/bro...
Sewage Watch – Protect our rivers and beaches
Since April 2023 Sewage Watch has been keeping a running log of press coverage on the state of sewage dumping into our rivers and onto our beaches - Updated January 2026
westenglandbylines.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“Sewage spilled into brook near Malvern for more than 400 hours.
The recent spill into Madresfield Brook, which feeds into the River Severn, began on January 15 and didn’t stop until Tuesday (February 3), according to Severn Trent’s own storm overflow map”
westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/bro...
The recent spill into Madresfield Brook, which feeds into the River Severn, began on January 15 and didn’t stop until Tuesday (February 3), according to Severn Trent’s own storm overflow map”
westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/bro...
So exciting to see the fluffy buds on the willow trees! A sign of potential and hope. Spring is coming!
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
“One heatwave, and the system behaved exactly as designed. Markets panicked. Politicians acted surprised, because surprise is cheaper than preparation and far better for the cameras”.
#Climatecrisis #noplanetb
Bylines northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
#Climatecrisis #noplanetb
Bylines northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
National security assessment: the planet fails, Whitehall opens a workstream
With the planet in crisis and fast approaching a point of no return for climate and environment, Whitehall wants to assess things before acting
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
“One heatwave, and the system behaved exactly as designed. Markets panicked. Politicians acted surprised, because surprise is cheaper than preparation and far better for the cameras”.
#Climatecrisis #noplanetb
Bylines northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
#Climatecrisis #noplanetb
Bylines northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
The migration myth and the political con, how the UK climate crisis gets blamed on immigrants
#climatecrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #thenewclimatewar northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/...
#climatecrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #thenewclimatewar northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/...
The migration myth and the political con, how the UK climate crisis gets blamed on immigrants
In part two of our series on the climate crisis, we look at the climate migration myth and the political narrative that comes with it
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The migration myth and the political con, how the UK climate crisis gets blamed on immigrants
#climatecrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #thenewclimatewar northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/...
#climatecrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #thenewclimatewar northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/...
More than a hobby: garden birdwatching is the new conservation frontier #birdwatching eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
More than a hobby: garden birdwatching is the new conservation frontier
Three decades of citizen science show that our gardens are more than just patches of lawn – they are critical frontlines for conservation
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
More than a hobby: garden birdwatching is the new conservation frontier #birdwatching eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
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To mark four decades of publishing cutting-edge research, Aerobiologia invites submissions to a special Topical Collection exploring the evolving role of Aerobiology within the #PlanetaryHealth framework.
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
Aerobiologia
Aerobiologia focuses on respiratory allergology, plant pathology, pest management, biological weathering and biodeterioration, indoor air quality, ...
link.springer.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
To mark four decades of publishing cutting-edge research, Aerobiologia invites submissions to a special Topical Collection exploring the evolving role of Aerobiology within the #PlanetaryHealth framework.
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
Read more about the call link.springer.com/journal/1045...
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Barn Owl eyes up its prey, Veronique Cole.
🖼️ Barn Owl eyes up its prey, Veronique Cole.
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Barn Owl eyes up its prey, Veronique Cole.
🖼️ Barn Owl eyes up its prey, Veronique Cole.
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In England you are never more than 30 m from a Wren...
Proper winter for a BTO Winter bird survey on my @bbs-birds.bsky.social square above a frozen Malham Tarn #YorkshireDales. Not many birds, surprised to get any.
Wren picking through a dry-stone wall, toughing it out in frozen conditions. Fieldfare, Starling & mipits below the snow-line.
#ukbirding
Wren picking through a dry-stone wall, toughing it out in frozen conditions. Fieldfare, Starling & mipits below the snow-line.
#ukbirding
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
In England you are never more than 30 m from a Wren...
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The US has some of the world’s best climate scientists (and more of them than anywhere else) & has contributed disproportionately to understanding the climate system. It’s idiotic for the US to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change & the IPCC but it’s on brand for this regime.
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The US has some of the world’s best climate scientists (and more of them than anywhere else) & has contributed disproportionately to understanding the climate system. It’s idiotic for the US to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change & the IPCC but it’s on brand for this regime.
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Wrens, Claire Tuxworth.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Wrens, Claire Tuxworth.
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As always, my last post of the year reminder...
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
As always, my last post of the year reminder...
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
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In this Editorial for Aerobiologia journal written by past and present Editor-in-Chiefs, we describe some the history of #aerobiology and discuss a few of the challenges the discipline will encounter in the future.
rdcu.be/eIXTU
#emergingcontaminants #invasivespecies #climatechange #landusechange
rdcu.be/eIXTU
#emergingcontaminants #invasivespecies #climatechange #landusechange
40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
rdcu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
In this Editorial for Aerobiologia journal written by past and present Editor-in-Chiefs, we describe some the history of #aerobiology and discuss a few of the challenges the discipline will encounter in the future.
rdcu.be/eIXTU
#emergingcontaminants #invasivespecies #climatechange #landusechange
rdcu.be/eIXTU
#emergingcontaminants #invasivespecies #climatechange #landusechange
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Thanks so much Brian--really appreciate that!
Top 3 books of 2025
Is A River Alive by Robert Macfarlane
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Science Under Siege by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
The Nature of Pandemics by Jake Robinson
@jake1.bsky.social
More on:
climatewithbrian.com
Is A River Alive by Robert Macfarlane
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Science Under Siege by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
The Nature of Pandemics by Jake Robinson
@jake1.bsky.social
More on:
climatewithbrian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thanks so much Brian--really appreciate that!
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You want to know about this site that lets you explore data collected by the HMS Challenger from 1872–1876, an expedition that laid the foundation of oceanography. 🌊
challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore
challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
You want to know about this site that lets you explore data collected by the HMS Challenger from 1872–1876, an expedition that laid the foundation of oceanography. 🌊
challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore
challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore
That was quick #shortestday #solstice
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
That was quick #shortestday #solstice
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It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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Trump threatens to escalate the #water conflict with Mexico over the Rio Grande, suffering from extreme drought and overallocation.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...
Trump threatens Mexico with 5% tariff increase over water dispute
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexico if it doesn't immediately provide additional water to help U.S. farmers.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump threatens to escalate the #water conflict with Mexico over the Rio Grande, suffering from extreme drought and overallocation.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...
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My piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the rapid and widespread increase in violence over #water resources in the past several years.
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
Violence over water resources reaches record levels
The number of violent events over water resources reported in 2024 was nearly 20 percent higher than 2023 and nearly 80 percent higher than 2022.
thebulletin.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the rapid and widespread increase in violence over #water resources in the past several years.
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
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Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
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Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire
I’ve blogged recently about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have not been publicised by the authorities (Hen Harrier ‘Susie’ who was found dead with gunshot…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
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I have historically been cranky about renaming climate change to “global warming” or “climate breakdown” or whatever but what if we just called it “real bad shit”
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have historically been cranky about renaming climate change to “global warming” or “climate breakdown” or whatever but what if we just called it “real bad shit”