Jim McQuaid
@jimmcquaid.bsky.social
airqualitystripes.info || Atmospheric/Climate Scientist #AirPollution (+health impacts) || 🚴♂️ Wetherby Velo plus a bit of 🏃
While many cities in the Global North have seen improvements, pollution is still rising in much of the Global South — where communities often have the least capacity to adapt and the most to lose.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
While many cities in the Global North have seen improvements, pollution is still rising in much of the Global South — where communities often have the least capacity to adapt and the most to lose.
Our Air Quality Stripes (inspired by @edhawkins.org) show how air pollution has changed since 1850 around the world. (airqualitystripes.info)
@kirstypringle.bsky.social @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social @sturnock.bsky.social
@kirstypringle.bsky.social @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social @sturnock.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our Air Quality Stripes (inspired by @edhawkins.org) show how air pollution has changed since 1850 around the world. (airqualitystripes.info)
@kirstypringle.bsky.social @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social @sturnock.bsky.social
@kirstypringle.bsky.social @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social @sturnock.bsky.social
It’s estimated that 8 million people worldwide die each year from breathing polluted air — a reminder that air quality is a global health crisis as well as an environmental one. @ihmeuw.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s estimated that 8 million people worldwide die each year from breathing polluted air — a reminder that air quality is a global health crisis as well as an environmental one. @ihmeuw.bsky.social
In three days, #COP30 starts in #Belém, Brazil, let’s remember that climate action isn’t just about climate - it’s also a good way to clean the air we breathe.
Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.
Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In three days, #COP30 starts in #Belém, Brazil, let’s remember that climate action isn’t just about climate - it’s also a good way to clean the air we breathe.
Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.
Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.
#AirPollution taking over from tobacco smoke as a significant cause of lung cancer "The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers"
June 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#AirPollution taking over from tobacco smoke as a significant cause of lung cancer "The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers"
Attending #ASIC2025 this week, looking forward to meeting lots of like-minded #airquality folk. @goaqs.bsky.social @openaq.org @joinclarity.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Attending #ASIC2025 this week, looking forward to meeting lots of like-minded #airquality folk. @goaqs.bsky.social @openaq.org @joinclarity.bsky.social
"As Yorkshire prepares for what is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, records show the region has endured its driest combined February, March and April for almost 90 years." Some farms have seen less than 25mm of rain in past 10 weeks, we are in a critical time of year for farmers
April 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"As Yorkshire prepares for what is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, records show the region has endured its driest combined February, March and April for almost 90 years." Some farms have seen less than 25mm of rain in past 10 weeks, we are in a critical time of year for farmers
On the 5th anniversary of the first UK #lockdown, I looked back on the estimated cumulative excess deaths during #COVID-19 produced by @ourworldindata.org (data via @economist.com & @who.int) and compared to the annual estimate of 7m deaths per year from #AirPollution (also via @who.int)
March 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
On the 5th anniversary of the first UK #lockdown, I looked back on the estimated cumulative excess deaths during #COVID-19 produced by @ourworldindata.org (data via @economist.com & @who.int) and compared to the annual estimate of 7m deaths per year from #AirPollution (also via @who.int)
Great to see our #AirQualityStripes getting a mention in the recent article from @weforum.org - We got the nod in 4 - Data is Queen @kirstypringle.bsky.social
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Check out the stripes yourself..... airqualitystripes.info
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Check out the stripes yourself..... airqualitystripes.info
March 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great to see our #AirQualityStripes getting a mention in the recent article from @weforum.org - We got the nod in 4 - Data is Queen @kirstypringle.bsky.social
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Check out the stripes yourself..... airqualitystripes.info
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Check out the stripes yourself..... airqualitystripes.info
Yesterday was spent at my cousin's school yesterday in York, I was there for British Science Week, talking about a wide range of topics aligned with what the children have done this academic year, or are doing very soon.
@ukri.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social
@ukri.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yesterday was spent at my cousin's school yesterday in York, I was there for British Science Week, talking about a wide range of topics aligned with what the children have done this academic year, or are doing very soon.
@ukri.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social
@ukri.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social
"London-wide ULEZ cut pollution most in the areas that opposed it".
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
March 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"London-wide ULEZ cut pollution most in the areas that opposed it".
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
A great piece of television and hats off to @netflix for going beyond their usual role. Some are going so far to call it the "British Erin Brockvich".
The cast is fantastic and the tragic story is very well told, many of the messages in the drama have not gone away. #ToxicTown
The cast is fantastic and the tragic story is very well told, many of the messages in the drama have not gone away. #ToxicTown
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A great piece of television and hats off to @netflix for going beyond their usual role. Some are going so far to call it the "British Erin Brockvich".
The cast is fantastic and the tragic story is very well told, many of the messages in the drama have not gone away. #ToxicTown
The cast is fantastic and the tragic story is very well told, many of the messages in the drama have not gone away. #ToxicTown
As has been the case in past such tragedies, money trumped safety, the lorries weren't washed or covered when they left the site because the drivers were paid a bonus for extra loads! They generated plumes of dust containing cadmium, a toxic heavy metal which people breathed in
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As has been the case in past such tragedies, money trumped safety, the lorries weren't washed or covered when they left the site because the drivers were paid a bonus for extra loads! They generated plumes of dust containing cadmium, a toxic heavy metal which people breathed in
#ToxicTown tells the shocking tale of what happened when rules designed to protect the workers AND the local population were ignored and the terrible repercussions for the innocents. The victims received compensation and an apology. The whistleblower at the council mysteriously lost his job!
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#ToxicTown tells the shocking tale of what happened when rules designed to protect the workers AND the local population were ignored and the terrible repercussions for the innocents. The victims received compensation and an apology. The whistleblower at the council mysteriously lost his job!
Myself and @kirstypringle.bsky.social were asked to review #ToxicTown, the new @netflix.com drama about the cluster of birth differences in Corby during the clean-up of the old steel works. It is a hard watch, with strong messages reminding us of the need for environmental regulations.
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Myself and @kirstypringle.bsky.social were asked to review #ToxicTown, the new @netflix.com drama about the cluster of birth differences in Corby during the clean-up of the old steel works. It is a hard watch, with strong messages reminding us of the need for environmental regulations.
Last few days to submit an abstract to the
@rmets.org Annual Conference, 2nd - 4th July in Manchester www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
@simonleewx.com @edhawkins.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org
@rmets.org Annual Conference, 2nd - 4th July in Manchester www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
@simonleewx.com @edhawkins.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Last few days to submit an abstract to the
@rmets.org Annual Conference, 2nd - 4th July in Manchester www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
@simonleewx.com @edhawkins.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org
@rmets.org Annual Conference, 2nd - 4th July in Manchester www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
@simonleewx.com @edhawkins.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org
In 2020, a massive dust outbreak occurred, nicknamed #Godzilla, imaged by the EPIC sensor on DSCOVR the plume stretched across the Atlantic. BUT natural-color images like this, couldn't provide the dust’s height in the atmosphere. NOW WE CAN!
February 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In 2020, a massive dust outbreak occurred, nicknamed #Godzilla, imaged by the EPIC sensor on DSCOVR the plume stretched across the Atlantic. BUT natural-color images like this, couldn't provide the dust’s height in the atmosphere. NOW WE CAN!
Advances in data extraction from satellite sensors reveal the height of dust storms. Researcher Jun Wang said
“our team at the University of Iowa has developed an algorithm that derives that information using information from its oxygen A and B bands.”
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15391...
“our team at the University of Iowa has developed an algorithm that derives that information using information from its oxygen A and B bands.”
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15391...
February 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Advances in data extraction from satellite sensors reveal the height of dust storms. Researcher Jun Wang said
“our team at the University of Iowa has developed an algorithm that derives that information using information from its oxygen A and B bands.”
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15391...
“our team at the University of Iowa has developed an algorithm that derives that information using information from its oxygen A and B bands.”
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15391...
In 2021, the WHO estimated that over 99% of the world's population 'lives' above their guideline for PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3
Some cities ARE getting better BUT very many still have a long way to go. The #airqualitystripes shows the trends from 1850 to 2022 in over 200 cities www.airqualitystripes.info
Some cities ARE getting better BUT very many still have a long way to go. The #airqualitystripes shows the trends from 1850 to 2022 in over 200 cities www.airqualitystripes.info
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In 2021, the WHO estimated that over 99% of the world's population 'lives' above their guideline for PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3
Some cities ARE getting better BUT very many still have a long way to go. The #airqualitystripes shows the trends from 1850 to 2022 in over 200 cities www.airqualitystripes.info
Some cities ARE getting better BUT very many still have a long way to go. The #airqualitystripes shows the trends from 1850 to 2022 in over 200 cities www.airqualitystripes.info
By comparison, the COVID-19 pandemic caused around 5 million deaths globally in 2020, and around 12 million deaths in 2021, according to the WHO.
In fact studies have found increased COVID-19 mortality follows PM2.5 levels www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In fact studies have found increased COVID-19 mortality follows PM2.5 levels www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
By comparison, the COVID-19 pandemic caused around 5 million deaths globally in 2020, and around 12 million deaths in 2021, according to the WHO.
In fact studies have found increased COVID-19 mortality follows PM2.5 levels www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In fact studies have found increased COVID-19 mortality follows PM2.5 levels www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The @who.int recognises air pollution as the biggest global health threat today. Every year, exposure to ambient #airpollution is estimated to cause around 4.5 million premature deaths globally, and indoor #airpollution causes a further 2.3 million.
www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/WH...
www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/WH...
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The @who.int recognises air pollution as the biggest global health threat today. Every year, exposure to ambient #airpollution is estimated to cause around 4.5 million premature deaths globally, and indoor #airpollution causes a further 2.3 million.
www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/WH...
www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/WH...
This must-attend conference will take place in Bangkok, addressing regional and global challenges related to #airpollution, #airquality, sensor technologies and data handling/visualisation. It also includes data handling workshops and panel debates with leading scientists
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This must-attend conference will take place in Bangkok, addressing regional and global challenges related to #airpollution, #airquality, sensor technologies and data handling/visualisation. It also includes data handling workshops and panel debates with leading scientists
Just over two weeks left to submit your abstract for the 2025 Air Sensors International Conference (ASIC) event.fourwaves.com/asicsoutheas...
The conference brings together international #airquality experts, innovators, and stakeholders
The conference brings together international #airquality experts, innovators, and stakeholders
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just over two weeks left to submit your abstract for the 2025 Air Sensors International Conference (ASIC) event.fourwaves.com/asicsoutheas...
The conference brings together international #airquality experts, innovators, and stakeholders
The conference brings together international #airquality experts, innovators, and stakeholders
"Darker, Less Cloudy Earth Contributed to Record Heat"
Decreases to our planet’s #albedo caused by fewer low-lying clouds which helped push temperatures to historic highs in 2023, according to new research.
eos.org/articles/dar...
Decreases to our planet’s #albedo caused by fewer low-lying clouds which helped push temperatures to historic highs in 2023, according to new research.
eos.org/articles/dar...
January 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Darker, Less Cloudy Earth Contributed to Record Heat"
Decreases to our planet’s #albedo caused by fewer low-lying clouds which helped push temperatures to historic highs in 2023, according to new research.
eos.org/articles/dar...
Decreases to our planet’s #albedo caused by fewer low-lying clouds which helped push temperatures to historic highs in 2023, according to new research.
eos.org/articles/dar...
"#AirPollution and brain damage: what the science says....."
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"#AirPollution and brain damage: what the science says....."
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...