Robert Bryant
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
Earth Observation, Landscape Change, Fire, Air Quality, Geomorphology, Ephemeral Lakes and Dust. @sheffielduni. Dad, husband- Views my own. #guitars #orienteering #FirstGen
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Robert Bryant
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon, Bousfield, Christopher, Edwards, David P, Hethcoat, Matthew G, Campos Zumaeta, Luis Enrique, Allccahuaman Mañuico, Edwin, Minhuey Es...
doi.org
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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#highlatitudedust activity today in Patagonia.
It is cloudy from the satellite (thus dust will not be reported by it) but under those clouds , webcams in Comodoro Rivadavia show a lot of dust under .
@sheffielddust.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social
#highlatitudedust activity today in Patagonia.
It is cloudy from the satellite (thus dust will not be reported by it) but under those clouds , webcams in Comodoro Rivadavia show a lot of dust under .
@sheffielddust.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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#highlatitudedust activity today in Patagonia.
It is cloudy from the satellite (thus dust will not be reported by it) but under those clouds , webcams in Comodoro Rivadavia show a lot of dust under .
@sheffielddust.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social
#highlatitudedust activity today in Patagonia.
It is cloudy from the satellite (thus dust will not be reported by it) but under those clouds , webcams in Comodoro Rivadavia show a lot of dust under .
@sheffielddust.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social
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@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @barrylefer.bsky.social @barrybaker.bsky.social @aerosolwatch.bsky.social @fariastejerina.bsky.social @guilleabramson.bsky.social
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To keep in mind as this applies to any areas with 🔥activity . Just after fires in Patagonia days ago subsided, they became active dust sources. In AQ we focus on fires but the reality is that "remobilized ashes is dust activity. The difference from the view point of AQ is not relevant.
To keep in mind as this applies to any areas with 🔥activity . Just after fires in Patagonia days ago subsided, they became active dust sources. In AQ we focus on fires but the reality is that "remobilized ashes is dust activity. The difference from the view point of AQ is not relevant.
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Starting the year with #highlatitudedust activity in northern Patagonia.
Unusual in this case is the fact that wind direction is from the E and SE, quite unusual for dust activity.
@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
Starting the year with #highlatitudedust activity in northern Patagonia.
Unusual in this case is the fact that wind direction is from the E and SE, quite unusual for dust activity.
@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🛰️🌍🌬️
Starting the year with #highlatitudedust activity in northern Patagonia.
Unusual in this case is the fact that wind direction is from the E and SE, quite unusual for dust activity.
@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
Starting the year with #highlatitudedust activity in northern Patagonia.
Unusual in this case is the fact that wind direction is from the E and SE, quite unusual for dust activity.
@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon, Bousfield, Christopher, Edwards, David P, Hethcoat, Matthew G, Campos Zumaeta, Luis Enrique, Allccahuaman Mañuico, Edwin, Minhuey Es...
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Mapping low-intensity selective logging across the Peruvian Amazon
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Reposted by Robert Bryant
Another very dusty day in Patagonia today , with activity spanning hundreds of km.
#highlatitudedust
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
#highlatitudedust
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Another very dusty day in Patagonia today , with activity spanning hundreds of km.
#highlatitudedust
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
#highlatitudedust
@sheffielddust.bsky.social
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An astonishing storm turned day into night in General Villegas, #Argentina. 🌑
On Saturday (11/15/2025), a massive #storm front plunged the afternoon into darkness within seconds, as dense clouds swept over the city, shocking residents with its intensity.🤯⛈️
On Saturday (11/15/2025), a massive #storm front plunged the afternoon into darkness within seconds, as dense clouds swept over the city, shocking residents with its intensity.🤯⛈️
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
An astonishing storm turned day into night in General Villegas, #Argentina. 🌑
On Saturday (11/15/2025), a massive #storm front plunged the afternoon into darkness within seconds, as dense clouds swept over the city, shocking residents with its intensity.🤯⛈️
On Saturday (11/15/2025), a massive #storm front plunged the afternoon into darkness within seconds, as dense clouds swept over the city, shocking residents with its intensity.🤯⛈️
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Very windy this morning over all Patagonia, with #highlatitudedust activity spanning +900km. Let's see how this evolves through the day.
@aerosolwatch.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
Very windy this morning over all Patagonia, with #highlatitudedust activity spanning +900km. Let's see how this evolves through the day.
@aerosolwatch.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Very windy this morning over all Patagonia, with #highlatitudedust activity spanning +900km. Let's see how this evolves through the day.
@aerosolwatch.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
Very windy this morning over all Patagonia, with #highlatitudedust activity spanning +900km. Let's see how this evolves through the day.
@aerosolwatch.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social
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@sheffielddust.bsky.social
#highlatitudedust event in Central Patagonia a few days ago as seen by MODIS Terra and Sentinel 2.
#highlatitudedust event in Central Patagonia a few days ago as seen by MODIS Terra and Sentinel 2.
October 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#highlatitudedust event in Central Patagonia a few days ago as seen by MODIS Terra and Sentinel 2.
#highlatitudedust event in Central Patagonia a few days ago as seen by MODIS Terra and Sentinel 2.
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Once again 🌬, #dust flows inland from the Mediterranean near Derna — flipping the usual S→N pattern. These repeats hint that shifting pressure & heat 🔥 contrasts aren’t just quirks. 🌍 When rare flows return this soon, the #climate signal gets louder.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
August 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Once again 🌬, #dust flows inland from the Mediterranean near Derna — flipping the usual S→N pattern. These repeats hint that shifting pressure & heat 🔥 contrasts aren’t just quirks. 🌍 When rare flows return this soon, the #climate signal gets louder.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
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A striking blend of smoke and #SaharanDust streaming over the Med, #wildfires in Spain & Portugal feeding thick plumes, merging with airborne #dust from North Africa. The result? A murky, hazy layer stretching across southern #Europe. A vivid reminder of how multiple crises can collide in our skies.
August 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A striking blend of smoke and #SaharanDust streaming over the Med, #wildfires in Spain & Portugal feeding thick plumes, merging with airborne #dust from North Africa. The result? A murky, hazy layer stretching across southern #Europe. A vivid reminder of how multiple crises can collide in our skies.
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A compact dust vortex formed over Algeria’s Adrar region — likely driven by intense surface heating and weak low-level cyclonic flow. These mesoscale dust spirals aren’t common, but in summer Saharan setups like this, they reveal just how dynamic "still" deserts can be.
🛰 @eumetsat.int
✂️ @zoom.earth
🛰 @eumetsat.int
✂️ @zoom.earth
July 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A compact dust vortex formed over Algeria’s Adrar region — likely driven by intense surface heating and weak low-level cyclonic flow. These mesoscale dust spirals aren’t common, but in summer Saharan setups like this, they reveal just how dynamic "still" deserts can be.
🛰 @eumetsat.int
✂️ @zoom.earth
🛰 @eumetsat.int
✂️ @zoom.earth
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A #DustStorm from Sudan sweeps across the Red Sea🌬🌊, reaching near Saudi shores. Driven by strong desert winds, this plume impacts marine and coastal #AirQuality, alters solar radiation, and plays a role in regional climate dynamics.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
July 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A #DustStorm from Sudan sweeps across the Red Sea🌬🌊, reaching near Saudi shores. Driven by strong desert winds, this plume impacts marine and coastal #AirQuality, alters solar radiation, and plays a role in regional climate dynamics.
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
🛰Meteosat @eumetsat.int
✂️Visualized @zoom.earth
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We often hear about #airpollution from wildfires in North America and southern Europe but fires in the UK are less studied.
My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the impacts of moorland fires.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the impacts of moorland fires.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires
Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We often hear about #airpollution from wildfires in North America and southern Europe but fires in the UK are less studied.
My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the impacts of moorland fires.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the impacts of moorland fires.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lots of fun with students along the Holderness coast a week or so back. It’s well-studied for a reason.
May 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Lots of fun with students along the Holderness coast a week or so back. It’s well-studied for a reason.
Orienteering in the Lakes last weekend. Glorious + ticks
May 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Orienteering in the Lakes last weekend. Glorious + ticks
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A huge smoke plume from the fires in Manitoba, Canada, a week ago, which advected over Europe in the past few days (see 18 May image), is already over Asia today – well captured by the Met-12 (MTG) True Colour RGB (see 20 May image), via @inorbitivan.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A huge smoke plume from the fires in Manitoba, Canada, a week ago, which advected over Europe in the past few days (see 18 May image), is already over Asia today – well captured by the Met-12 (MTG) True Colour RGB (see 20 May image), via @inorbitivan.bsky.social
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On MAY 07, 2025,🛰satellite @eumetsat.int Meteosat-IODC detected a massive plume of #dust💨 moving off the coast of Africa, born from a storm far inland.
This astonishing animation shows a Saharan dust storm moving over the west coast of #Africa over to the Atlantic Ocean💨🌊
📊Processed in @zoom.earth
This astonishing animation shows a Saharan dust storm moving over the west coast of #Africa over to the Atlantic Ocean💨🌊
📊Processed in @zoom.earth
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
On MAY 07, 2025,🛰satellite @eumetsat.int Meteosat-IODC detected a massive plume of #dust💨 moving off the coast of Africa, born from a storm far inland.
This astonishing animation shows a Saharan dust storm moving over the west coast of #Africa over to the Atlantic Ocean💨🌊
📊Processed in @zoom.earth
This astonishing animation shows a Saharan dust storm moving over the west coast of #Africa over to the Atlantic Ocean💨🌊
📊Processed in @zoom.earth
April 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This is what illegal ‘selective’ logging in Peru’s rainforest looks like. Locating and identifying illegal logging is resource-heavy and dangerous but @granthamcsf.bsky.social researchers have developed tech to track it in near real time by spotting subtle changes in the rainforest canopy... 1/2
April 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is what illegal ‘selective’ logging in Peru’s rainforest looks like. Locating and identifying illegal logging is resource-heavy and dangerous but @granthamcsf.bsky.social researchers have developed tech to track it in near real time by spotting subtle changes in the rainforest canopy... 1/2
