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Chris Wilson
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Atmospheric Scientist at University of Leeds. I also like music, movies and football, unlike absolutely everyone else in the world.
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Congratulations team BIOMASS! These first images were unveiled at #LPS25. A spectacular example of the satellite's capability and the potential for understanding our planet's forests in greater detail than ever before. 🌍
esa.int European Space Agency @esa.int · Jun 23
🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍

www.esa.int/Applications...
This image features part of Bolivia. This vibrant image was created using the radar instrument’s different polarisation channels, with each colour revealing distinct characteristics of the landscape. For instance, green hues mainly represent rainforest, red hues forested floodplains and wetlands, and blue–purple is indicative of grasslands, while black areas are rivers and lakes. The image spans approximately 90 km along the Biomass satellite's flight path (length) and 60 km across in width, with north oriented to the right.
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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New study published today shows the rate of ocean warming has quadrupled since the 1980s🌊

NCEO Prof @chrismerchant.bsky.social at the Uni of Reading, lead author highlights why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures, rising at 0.27°C per decade📈

www.nceo.ac.uk/news-media/o...
Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s - National Centre for Earth Observation
A new study, published today (Tuesday, 28 January 2025) in Environmental Research Letters has shown that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades.
www.nceo.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion resulted in the largest amount of methane emitted from a single short-term incident on record

But much more of the potent greenhouse gas leaks from oil and gas infratructure

#methane #climatecrisis
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Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks - Nature
Modelling of the evolution of atmospheric methane emissions from the 2022 Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks shows that the event emitted the largest recorded amount of methane from a single transient ...
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January 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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NCEO scientists contribute to a groundbreaking peer-reviewed study revealing the true scale of the 2022 #NordStream methane leak – the largest single release ever recorded. Learn more: www.nceo.ac.uk/news-media/c... @unep.org @space4climate.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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An international team of 67 researchers, including four from the School of Earth and Environment, has now revealed the true scope of the Nord Stream pipeline leak in 2022 – the largest single release of methane ever recorded.

environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
True scope of Nord Stream pipeline leak revealed
A major leak of a greenhouse gas from the Nord Stream pipeline was far more significant than first realised, according to new research.
environment.leeds.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM