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
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2960
#birdringing #moths
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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.
40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
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40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
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40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
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November 8, 2025 at 8:09 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.
40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
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40 years of Aerobiologia, the international journal of aerobiology
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A bunch of people from the forestry industry replying to or quoting this post along the lines of, 'Don't believe your own senses, plantations of alien trees are actually great.'
My response?
"It's hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
My response?
"It's hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
We are constantly told by the media and authorities that these are both 'forest'.
One is a complex, diverse native ecosystem, full of life. The other is an industrial monoculture deadzone.
They could not be more different.
One is a complex, diverse native ecosystem, full of life. The other is an industrial monoculture deadzone.
They could not be more different.
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A bunch of people from the forestry industry replying to or quoting this post along the lines of, 'Don't believe your own senses, plantations of alien trees are actually great.'
My response?
"It's hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
My response?
"It's hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
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*** 1 metre of rain ***
Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is forecast to bring catastrophic damage to parts of the Caribbean
The mountains of Jamaica could receive 1 metre of rain, resulting in life-threatening flash flooding and landslides
Destructive winds and storm surges are also likely
The mountains of Jamaica could receive 1 metre of rain, resulting in life-threatening flash flooding and landslides
Destructive winds and storm surges are also likely
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
*** 1 metre of rain ***
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Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
Did Climate Change Cause This Hurricane?
YouTube video by The YEARS Project
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
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Have you noticed plane turbulence is getting worse?
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
Our new study finds that the upper atmosphere is becoming more sheared and less stratified because of climate change. Both these changes are making the air less stable and more conducive to turbulence.
Published in the November issue of Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
doi.org/10.1175/JAS-...
Published in the November issue of Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
doi.org/10.1175/JAS-...
October 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Have you noticed plane turbulence is getting worse?
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
It’s not your imagination. It’s climate change.
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, ...
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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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🖼️ Tunnicliffe, What To Look For In Autumn, 1960.
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🖼️ Tunnicliffe, What To Look For In Autumn, 1960.
I’m happy to announce the publication of a new paper in Aerobiologia. I managed to play a small part.
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#aerobiology #pollen #fungalspores
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#aerobiology #pollen #fungalspores
Recommended terminology for aerobiological studies: automatic and real-time monitoring methods
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October 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m happy to announce the publication of a new paper in Aerobiologia. I managed to play a small part.
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#aerobiology #pollen #fungalspores
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#aerobiology #pollen #fungalspores
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Great to see this research into an important aspect of rural health, led by my former colleague Nick Evans @worcesteruni.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Worcester to head study into arthritis in farmers
Researchers will go to large agricultural shows and markets, developing contact with farmers.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Great to see this research into an important aspect of rural health, led by my former colleague Nick Evans @worcesteruni.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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25/10 sp last night, even with good conditions (cloud cover and mild). 4 Merv’s bumped the numbers up, Dark Sword Grass, Barred Sallow, Red-Green Carpet and Brown Spot Pinion creeping the new garden list up to 20. North Herefordshire #TeamMoth
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
25/10 sp last night, even with good conditions (cloud cover and mild). 4 Merv’s bumped the numbers up, Dark Sword Grass, Barred Sallow, Red-Green Carpet and Brown Spot Pinion creeping the new garden list up to 20. North Herefordshire #TeamMoth
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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire.
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire.
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Like pulling the plug of a bathtub: an incredible mass of #glacier ice disappearing at Griesgletscher (🇨🇭/🇮🇹) in one century.
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Like pulling the plug of a bathtub: an incredible mass of #glacier ice disappearing at Griesgletscher (🇨🇭/🇮🇹) in one century.
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
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WOW #FungiFriends! My favourite Amanita spot didn’t disappoint!!! I nearly lost my mind, a whole FAIRY RING of Fly Agarics, some as big as dinner plates!! 🥰🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🧚
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriday
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
WOW #FungiFriends! My favourite Amanita spot didn’t disappoint!!! I nearly lost my mind, a whole FAIRY RING of Fly Agarics, some as big as dinner plates!! 🥰🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🧚
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriday
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RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
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The changing colors of autumn across the northeastern United States were captured in detail by NOAA-20.
September 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The changing colors of autumn across the northeastern United States were captured in detail by NOAA-20.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
Climate change: evidence and causes | Royal Society
Supplementary information for the project 'Climate Change: Evidence and causes'.
royalsociety.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
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“Climate change is real - the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities is resulting in fundamental changes to our planet. It is increasing the risk of extreme weather, warming the ocean and causing ice caps to melt resulting in sea level rise,” 1/3
September 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Climate change is real - the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities is resulting in fundamental changes to our planet. It is increasing the risk of extreme weather, warming the ocean and causing ice caps to melt resulting in sea level rise,” 1/3
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1 Ring Ouzel was at the top of Happy Valley in between Table Hill & North Hill this afternoon. I was lucky to watch it eat some Blackberries before he become typically elusive. My 1st Ouzel of the autumn. Of note, 12 Stonechat. 4 Green Woodpecker. Kestrel & Sparrowhawk. #MalvernHills #WorcsBirds
September 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
1 Ring Ouzel was at the top of Happy Valley in between Table Hill & North Hill this afternoon. I was lucky to watch it eat some Blackberries before he become typically elusive. My 1st Ouzel of the autumn. Of note, 12 Stonechat. 4 Green Woodpecker. Kestrel & Sparrowhawk. #MalvernHills #WorcsBirds
A male goldcrest (Regulus regulus) caught this morning at Malvern during a post CES visit. The UK’s smallest bird, sometimes incorrectly called ‘ the king of the birds’ (that is obviously the wren) #ukbirding
September 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A male goldcrest (Regulus regulus) caught this morning at Malvern during a post CES visit. The UK’s smallest bird, sometimes incorrectly called ‘ the king of the birds’ (that is obviously the wren) #ukbirding
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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As I travel through the British countryside I realise I love seeing solar and wind farms. They look cool and represent something hopeful and inspiring about a possible future of energy independence and resilience. Also I know they annoy Liz Truss and Donald Trump which is a bonus.
August 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
As I travel through the British countryside I realise I love seeing solar and wind farms. They look cool and represent something hopeful and inspiring about a possible future of energy independence and resilience. Also I know they annoy Liz Truss and Donald Trump which is a bonus.
Sign the petition calling on the UN to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Companies like Shell make billions turning oil and gas into #plastic - so they’re trying to sabotage the talks act.gp/3YxOUXa
#plasticpollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #noplanetb
#plasticpollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #noplanetb
Kick Big Oil Out of Plastics Talks
Fossil fuel companies want to keep flooding our home with plastic for profit. They’re trying to block action to tackle plastic pollution - we must stop them.
act.gp
July 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sign the petition calling on the UN to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Companies like Shell make billions turning oil and gas into #plastic - so they’re trying to sabotage the talks act.gp/3YxOUXa
#plasticpollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #noplanetb
#plasticpollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #noplanetb
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Open Planet is doing some great stuff, and this is an incredible resource for anyone telling stories about the ocean:
thousands of cinematic clips themed around marine issues and environments available to everyone.
Seeing is believing, and this will help everyone see.
openplanet.org/news/...
thousands of cinematic clips themed around marine issues and environments available to everyone.
Seeing is believing, and this will help everyone see.
openplanet.org/news/...
Open Planet launches new ocean collection
#OpenPlanet has released thousands of cinematic clips for education and impact storytelling, including world-class footage captured by Open Planet Studios and Silverback Films during the filming of Ocean with David Attenborough.
openplanet.org
July 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Open Planet is doing some great stuff, and this is an incredible resource for anyone telling stories about the ocean:
thousands of cinematic clips themed around marine issues and environments available to everyone.
Seeing is believing, and this will help everyone see.
openplanet.org/news/...
thousands of cinematic clips themed around marine issues and environments available to everyone.
Seeing is believing, and this will help everyone see.
openplanet.org/news/...
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Well done Matt for your correct answer! 👏 The mysterious figure hiding in the grass is indeed a brown hawker dragonfly, which is distinguished from all other dragonflies by its golden brown wings.
July 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Well done Matt for your correct answer! 👏 The mysterious figure hiding in the grass is indeed a brown hawker dragonfly, which is distinguished from all other dragonflies by its golden brown wings.