A short thread on why the @WSJOpinion & Bjorn Lomborg are so wrong to use global burnt area datasets to build a strawman argument. 1) Global burnt area according to 20+ year satellite records is going down, we know that. [🧵🔥1/11]...

Great to see this published - so many exciting contributions and it feels like we have only just scraped the surface of this topic!

Fantastic to work on this with @KJPringle and many others, it shows what a great team can produce. Thanks to Gary Fuller for the words. Obviously inspired by Ed Hawkins original #climatestripes. Also via The Conversation theconversation.com/these-colourfu…

Beautiful textures from space today... Britain & Ireland subtly peeking through the clouds. This from NASA Earth's MODIS sensor on board Aqua 🛰️ at around 1:30 pm, 27 September 2024.

💡 Spotlighting research by Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 and colleagues 'Vegetation phenology as a key driver for fire occurrence in the UK and comparable humid temperate regions' 🌲🔥 International Journal of Wildland Fire 🔴 zurl.co/BKO7

In the summer of 2018, fire scientists from London and Jakarta came together at the edge of Sumatra’s rainforests for several weeks as part of project GAMBUT. Our goal: to conduct the first-ever field experiment on a smouldering peatland wildfire, under controlled yet real

🔥 Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 has co-authored a new paper on fire emissions from an experimental peat fire in Sumatra, highlighting how weather and burn stages impact air quality forecasts and greenhouse gas inventories. IAWF 🔴 zurl.co/EpCc

NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: axios.com/2025/03/03/dog…

🔴⚠️🔥🇨🇦Dry #weather is driving #wildfires out of control in #Saskatchewan with #Campfire and #shoeFire summing 216000Ha and a smoke plume of 1300km into the Hudson Bay. Also #Manitoba and #Alberta have strong #fires.⬇️last 24hrs of #GOES19 via Zoom Earth #climateemergency

🔥 "What we're beginning to see is a wildfire season in the UK, particularly during March, April and May" - Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 appears on BBC's Countryfile to discuss the impact of wildfires on our countryside. Watch Tom's segment from 22:30: zurl.co/ZxBJq LSE

Pleased to contribute to BBC Radio Scotland: Weekend GMS alongside Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 with analysis of the recent #wildfires in the Highlands. While the cause of the fire is under investigation, a comprehensive government-led debrief needs to take place to ensure lessons are learned. Scottish Land & Estates

The UK is experiencing an extraordinary year for wildfires. 🔥 more call-outs for firefighters in the first six months than any year to date 🔥 larger area burnt by wildfires than any EU country bar Romania 🔥 "It’s a warning sign," says Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 thetimes.com/uk/environment…

Britain and Ireland drying out in this #heatwave The not so "green and pleasant land" #heatwaveuk 🌡️🔥 Imagery NASA Earth worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-15.8886443…