Ankit Bhandekar
@ankitbhandekar.com
🌏 Research Student @ University of Reading @unirdg-phd.bsky.social, previously w/ Computational Modelling Services - NCAS @ncas-uk.bsky.social
Interested in Aerosols, Climate Change, HPC, etc.
↗ http://www.ankitbhandekar.com/
Interested in Aerosols, Climate Change, HPC, etc.
↗ http://www.ankitbhandekar.com/
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Ankit Bhandekar
@ankitbhandekar.com
· Feb 28
Delhi: how weather patterns and faraway mountains made this the world’s most polluted megacity
Don’t just blame the city’s cars, factories and building sites. Mountains and weather patterns make it particularly hard for pollution to escape.
theconversation.com
Just published in @uk.theconversation.com w/ @ljwilcox.bsky.social! Our article explains why Delhi can't break free from its Air Pollution Crisis and explores how meteorology is just as important as emissions in the fight for cleaner air!
Read more: theconversation.com/delhi-how-we...
Read more: theconversation.com/delhi-how-we...
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On the 8th #ShowYourStripes day, a thread on how and why these simple graphics have spread across the world.
You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...
You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...
June 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On the 8th #ShowYourStripes day, a thread on how and why these simple graphics have spread across the world.
You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...
You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
June 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
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Construction is now a leading source of black carbon emissions in central London.
Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...
Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...
Black carbon in Central London: Focus shifts to construction after reductions in vehicle emissions
Black carbon levels in London’s air have fallen significantly - thanks in part to policies like the Ultra Low Emission Zone - but construction activity is now emerging as a dominant source of black ca...
www.linkedin.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Construction is now a leading source of black carbon emissions in central London.
Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...
Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...
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Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Twisted facts, outright lies and suppressed science; climate misinformation is a real problem.
But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible.
📍Reading Town Hall
🕢11 June 7pm
🔗 rdg.ac/4kuEkZo
But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible.
📍Reading Town Hall
🕢11 June 7pm
🔗 rdg.ac/4kuEkZo
Clearing the Air (to attend at The Concert Hall)
Climate Law in the Age of Misinformation The battle over climate data is heating up. As misinformation spreads and governments suppress science, what can the law do to protect the truth? Join the Uni...
rdg.ac
June 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Twisted facts, outright lies and suppressed science; climate misinformation is a real problem.
But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible.
📍Reading Town Hall
🕢11 June 7pm
🔗 rdg.ac/4kuEkZo
But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible.
📍Reading Town Hall
🕢11 June 7pm
🔗 rdg.ac/4kuEkZo
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Surging output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer. Reuters’ ROI column by @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social: reut.rs/4l2OPnh
India's solar boom keeps coal use in check so far in 2025
Surging electricity output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India so far in 2025, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer.
reut.rs
June 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Surging output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer. Reuters’ ROI column by @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social: reut.rs/4l2OPnh
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A spiral-shaped smoke arc from Canadian #wildfires stretches over Hudson Bay into the Arctic. This swirling plume carries aerosols that alter clouds, light absorption, and circulation. A visual trace of how distant fires now mold the far North’s atmospheric system.
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A spiral-shaped smoke arc from Canadian #wildfires stretches over Hudson Bay into the Arctic. This swirling plume carries aerosols that alter clouds, light absorption, and circulation. A visual trace of how distant fires now mold the far North’s atmospheric system.
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
Had created a relief map of the Indian subcontinent region using Blender highlighting the Indo-Gangetic Plains bounded by the Himalayan mountain range in the north and the Aravalli range to the south which creates a natural bowl effect that influences regional patterns of air pollution and weather!
June 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Had created a relief map of the Indian subcontinent region using Blender highlighting the Indo-Gangetic Plains bounded by the Himalayan mountain range in the north and the Aravalli range to the south which creates a natural bowl effect that influences regional patterns of air pollution and weather!
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Is the UK hot right now?
YES - it's warm!
See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
Click on each site to show all the details.
YES - it's warm!
See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
Click on each site to show all the details.
May 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Is the UK hot right now?
YES - it's warm!
See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
Click on each site to show all the details.
YES - it's warm!
See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
Click on each site to show all the details.
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
11am on 31st May 2025
The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal.
Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal.
Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
(by @roostweather.bsky.social)
The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal.
Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal.
Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
(by @roostweather.bsky.social)
May 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
11am on 31st May 2025
The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal.
Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal.
Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
(by @roostweather.bsky.social)
The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal.
Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal.
Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
(by @roostweather.bsky.social)
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on 'Understanding reactive gases, aerosols, and land use for air quality and climate change' convened by Fiona O'Connor, @dwatsonparris.bsky.social, Stephanie Fiedler, @flossie-brown.bsky.social and me! Deadline August 13th.
The CMIP Community Workshop 2026 will be held in Kyoto, Japan from 9-13th March 2026. The call for abstracts for CMIP26 is now open! Find out more at wcrp-cmip.org/cmip26-call-...
May 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on 'Understanding reactive gases, aerosols, and land use for air quality and climate change' convened by Fiona O'Connor, @dwatsonparris.bsky.social, Stephanie Fiedler, @flossie-brown.bsky.social and me! Deadline August 13th.
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Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...
Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way | CNN
In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.
www.cnn.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏
Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏
Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...
petition.parliament.uk
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏
Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
Just gave my first conference talk at #EGU25! 🌍 It was exciting to share my work, learn from incredible researchers, and reconnect with old faces while meeting new ones! 🤓
May 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just gave my first conference talk at #EGU25! 🌍 It was exciting to share my work, learn from incredible researchers, and reconnect with old faces while meeting new ones! 🤓
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
As traffic pollution falls in central London, gas boilers now cause 72% of NOx emissions - making clean heat the next big air quality challenge.
Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory:
ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...
Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory:
ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...
April 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As traffic pollution falls in central London, gas boilers now cause 72% of NOx emissions - making clean heat the next big air quality challenge.
Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory:
ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...
Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory:
ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...
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Some musings in our @uor-research.bsky.social Met department blog on a less bright planet Earth and ocean warming:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
March 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Some musings in our @uor-research.bsky.social Met department blog on a less bright planet Earth and ocean warming:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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Interested in atmospheric modelling? Study with us!
Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️
Register now:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️
Register now:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
MPAS atmospheric modelling training course - NCAS
Leading scientists from the US National Center for Atmospheric Research will introduce you to the MPAS model.
ncas.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Interested in atmospheric modelling? Study with us!
Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️
Register now:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️
Register now:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Our planet is becoming dimmer, in so many ways… our new @nceoscience.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social study teases out a signal of less shiny ocean clouds & how they combined with greenhouse gas heating to fast track #climate warming up to the balmy 2023/24 El Niño: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
March 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our planet is becoming dimmer, in so many ways… our new @nceoscience.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social study teases out a signal of less shiny ocean clouds & how they combined with greenhouse gas heating to fast track #climate warming up to the balmy 2023/24 El Niño: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO guidelines on air pollution, study shows
- but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
#airpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
#airpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows
Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO guidelines on air pollution, study shows
- but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
#airpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
#airpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Another article on this appalling development. Worth reading as it has a few interesting perspectives from former diplomats.
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Another article on this appalling development. Worth reading as it has a few interesting perspectives from former diplomats.
Reposted by Ankit Bhandekar
Officially confirmed here featuring a couple of thoughts from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...
March 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Officially confirmed here featuring a couple of thoughts from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...
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⏰ Two 4-year funded PhD projects available at the University of Reading with @nceoscience.bsky.social via EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics for our Future Climate. Apply by 9 March!
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
⏰ Two 4-year funded PhD projects available at the University of Reading with @nceoscience.bsky.social via EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics for our Future Climate. Apply by 9 March!
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition