We still think of wildfires as something that happen to other people, in other places. But the world is changing, and the wildfire in Suffolk is a symptom of that. This is how average annual temperature in Dunwich has changed since 1940, from here: era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=52.28&ln...

Changing gas stove/hob to electric can help asthmatics as much - or more - than drugs - study #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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What's the science and #airpollution evidence behind London's #ULEZ? Great to talk to @helenczerski.bsky.social for the Everything Electric Podcast. fullycharged.show/podcasts/pod...

USELESS ULEZ – Is London's Air Really Cleaner Now? - Everything Electric

Helen is joined by Dr. Gary Fuller covering what's in the air we breathe, how ULEZ and other low-emission schemes have changed it, and more

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BBC's Tom Bennett on the size and progress of the wildfires in France and Spain. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.

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Complex picture for aerosols across the western Mediterranean in the coming days with #SaharanDust + smoke from #wildfires in Spain, France, Italy & Algeria. #CopernicusAtmosphere global AOD forecast 23 July 00z atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int

Interesting study. Replacing gas stoves with electric seems like one of the low hanging fruit for making homes that are healthier for the people and the planet.

Dr Gary Fuller@drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 2w ago

US study that was defunded by the Trump admin, found a 70% drop in hospital admissions & days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove & hob replaced with electric. Research by MetroHealth and CWRU, Ohio. Piece by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

US study that was defunded by the Trump admin, found a 70% drop in hospital admissions & days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove & hob replaced with electric. Research by MetroHealth and CWRU, Ohio. Piece by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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Today marks the 10th day in a row where somewhere in the UK has recorded 30°C or higher 🌡️ This is the most since 2006, when we recorded 14 consecutive days 👀

To see the climate crisis, step out of your front door. "In an area stretching from Kent to Lincolnshire, the average hottest day of the year was 4.5C warmer in the last decade than in 1961-1990" Piece by Ajit Niranjan on today's state of UK climate report. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record

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This is the air in #Manchester tonight, due to the Dove Stone wildfire. “This is my hand held monitor in my son’s bedroom, as he had opened the windows. We’ve never seen it like this. I’ve not had a single alert from GM air alert to say anything about the air today”. #ClimateChange #ToxicAir

Local clean air action has saved almost 14,000 lives and £15 billion Local authority action to tackle air pollution has saved almost 14,000 lives in England and delivered an estimated £15 billion in health and economic benefits, according to a new study. airqualitynews.com/health/local...

Local clean air action has saved almost 14,000 lives and £15 billion

Local authority action to tackle air pollution has saved almost 14,000 lives in England and delivered an estimated £15 billion in health and economic benefits, according to the first study to measure ...

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Why don't most Europeans have air conditioning? Dumb? Woke? No - WE DID NOT NEED IT UNTIL FOSSIL FUEL BURNING CAUSED THE CLIMATE CRISIS More info 👇 www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-...

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.

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"In the absence of a weight-loss pill for cars...." Christian Wolmar on car-spreading or autobesity - the growing problem of ever bigger cars. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

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Estimated 2,700 people died early in the UK in the May and June heatwaves. Research led by Clair Barnes @imperial.ac.uk Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests

Extreme temperatures in May and June led to about 2,700 lost lives in total with climate crisis adding 3C to 4C

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Nice representation of that in the data at UWE.

Temperatures have exceeded 34°C today for the 8th day this year 🌡️ That makes it a record for the most number of 34°C or higher in a calendar year 👇 The record was previously set in 1976 and 2020 for 7 days

Here we go again. Another #heatwave and another wave of ozone smog. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pollutionwatch: How harmful ozone builds up near ground in heatwaves

Concentrations of gas were continuously raised in Europe during June hot spell, with potentially deadly effects

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RENEWABLES: They're still wildly popular with the British public, not that you'd realise from news coverage * Only 4% are opposed Even for wind/solar farms in your local area, opposition is very low * 74/68% would either be happy to have a local solar/wind farm, or don't care

The record humid heatwave in the US over the Fourth of July weekend is so extreme it would have been *impossible* without the #climatecrisis, finds @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuels...

early research-based estimate of the toll of Europe's unprecedented heatwave > Death toll exceeds 20,000 across Europe in June 2026 heat wave #climatecrisis zenodo.org/records/2108...

🪰🪲🐜 Nominate your invertebrate of the year 🐛🕷️🦐 🪳🐝🦋 We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition 🦞 🦟🐞 🪱 @patrickbarkham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nominate your invertebrate of the year

We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition

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"Seventy years after the Clean Air Act, the lessons are clear. Disasters should not be required to trigger action. The Great Smog forced change. But policy should anticipate risk, not respond to tragedy." - Ian Williams on the Clean Air Act. theconversation.com/70-years-on-...

70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit

Economic interests have shaped society’s response to pollution. Now, policy needs to align with the scientific evidence to clean up our air.

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Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

The unreliability of fossil fuel supply chains: the war on Ukraine disrupted energy supplies & increased fossil gas prices in Europe, spreading impacts far beyond the conflict zone. My latest for @theguardian.com research by University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds

Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning

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Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning #AirPollution www.theguardian.com/environment/... by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds

Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning

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🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10

“Conclusion: In the case of a crash, SUVs and LTVs cause more severe injuries to pedestrians and cyclists than passenger cars. This effect is larger for fatalities than for KSIs, and the fatality effect is particularly large for children.” Via @bmj.com. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/32/1...

Do sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and light truck vehicles (LTVs) cause more severe injuries to pedestrians and cyclists than passenger cars in the case of a crash? A systematic review and meta-analys...

Questions In the case of a road traffic crash, do sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and light truck vehicles (LTVs) cause more severe injuries to pedestrians and cyclists than passenger cars? Does any ef...

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Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone - study > Cutting #airpollution saves lives, whatever the culture warriors say Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

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More evidence of the public health wins from clean air zones in @theguardian.com today. Analysis of health records finds emergency hospital admissions reduced after intro of T-charge and ULEZ to tackle #AirPollution in central London. @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

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New research finds that air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, and can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood. ✍️ - @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, UK study shows

Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood

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