Dr Thomas Smith   

@DrTELS

Assistant Prof environmental change & sustainability 🌏 wildfire emissions & modelling 🔥 tropical peatlands 🌴 innovative education👨‍🎓

London, UK
drtels.co.uk
Joined April 2011
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    Dec 9

    Really looking forward to this CPD event delivered by the brilliant Thanks to for organising #

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    Dec 6

    🟠 Fraser Island 🔥 and burn scars, , 🇦🇺 - December 5th, 2020 🇪🇺 -2🛰️ Full-size ➡️

    Satellite image of the Fraser Island bushfires and burn scars, Queensland, Australia. Copernicus/Pierre Markuse
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    Dec 4

    At Multilateral Climate Action and Governance in ASEAN! The peatland content is so similar to yours in GY220 .

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  4. Dec 3

    When you receive a reminder to fill in a Doodle poll, but you can't remember whether you've already filled it in or not 😅 Must be the end of term.

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  5. Dec 2

    So... Prioritise all students?! Useless guidance from DfE: 🤔 "HE providers" ... "may wish to consider prioritising: -post-grad taught students -students in later stages of study (2nd-year onwards) -international students -new starters"

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    Dec 2

    . now discussing potential for critical fire weather this wknd due to offshore winds & record dry vegetation. Critical Dec fire risk not unheard of in SoCal, but I can't recall *ever* having seen Red Flag Warning issued this late in year in coastal NorCal.

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    Dec 1

    November 2020 global activity & intensity from Monitoring Service Global Fire Assimilation System seasonal fires in N tropical Africa & Australia, extended fire season in central S America

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  8. Nov 29

    This tweet contains alt-text for each photo.

    Photo of a globe showing the Arctic ocean and international dateline with Alaska and Western Russia (Kamchatka). Braille labels the Arctic ocean and the international dateline is indicated with raised dots. Major mountain ranges and cities are also raised.
    A view of the globe showing Europe, central Asia and Northern Africa. Greenland is also visible. Raised dots indicate the Prime Meridion, Tropic of Cancer, major cities and Braille labels for the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and major countries/continents.
    A closeup view of the globe showing Australia. Raised dots show the location of the Tropic of Capricorn. Braille labels for Australia. The equator is a raised line.
    Wide view of the globe showing the Western hemisphere with Braille labels for the North and South Atlantic Ocean, raised line for the equator, raised dotted line for both tropics. Rivers are etched into the land, and raised dots indicate major cities. Mountain ranges are also raised.
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  9. Nov 29

    One of my favourite purchases of 2020, this 1950s Danish-made Braille globe, found in a local second-hand shop back in February. 🌍🌎🌏

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    Nov 27

    🔥 “Our best source of knowledge is from our firefighters, some of whom are publicly acknowledging that the wildfire season has become longer and less predictable, with larger fires at unusual times of the year." speaks to 👇

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    Nov 26

    "Firefighters are on the frontlines of the climate crisis...I think the test about whether the government is serious about this issue is what it does about those who are asked to face the impacts of climate change," of tells me

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  12. Nov 25

    Great from Robin for . With increasing availability of air pollution monitoring equipment, how might access to this personal air pollution exposure information affect decision making when it comes to air purifiers in the home?

    It was about 60 this morning outside, and 28 inside 🤔 What a change, is it due to the air purifiers in every room or change in ambient pm 2.5?
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    Nov 19

    We're hiring! We are looking to recruit an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Geographical Data Science. Apply by 13/12/2020 (23.59 UK time) 👉

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    Nov 20

    Indonesian that cause widespread and vast emissions are a "fixable problem", according to Professor Frank Van Veen () , the leader of a project set up to help tackle the issue. Read more here:

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  15. Nov 20

    I present my 'peat fire cake' for A sticky fibrous dark & spicy ginger cake, baked with chilli, turmeric & plenty of raw ginger. Looks like peat, tastes like it's on fire. Decorated with scientists & an experimental burn, complete with ash layer

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    Nov 17

    *New post* "Risky business? Implications of app-based risk monitoring from Covid-19 to air pollution" by ()

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    Nov 17

    Just out, OA in , our pantropical review of links between tropical , their , & potential future () disease . Key point: , and health of ecosystems & people inter-twined. THREAD:

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    Nov 17

    Our article has been published today in peatlands and Covid-19

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    Nov 17

    . Choose the landscape perspective. The natural world. Social experiences. Food production systems. Environmental impacts. Rural development. . Find out more by following .

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  20. Nov 16

    🌀 Depression #31 of the season Storm #30 Hurricane #13 Major hurricane (Cat. 3+) #6 November major hurricane #2

    has rapidly strengthened overnight and now has 155 mph (245 km/h) sustained winds. It could reach category 5 status later today before making landfall with 12-18 feet of storm surge. More on this exceptionally dangerous situation:
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