Kirsty Pringle

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.

🚨Our new paper introduces the #AirQualityStripes – a visual tool to show how outdoor air pollution (PM2.5) has changed in 🌍 cities since 1850. Inspired by the iconic #WarmingStripes. Led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social & @jimmcquaid.bsky.social
🔗 airqualitystripes.info
📄 doi.org/10.5194/gc-8...
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Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes Abstract. This paper introduces the Air Quality Stripes, a data visualisation project which presents historical changes in outdoor particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) concentrations across major ...

Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes

Website: airqualitystripes.info

And paper led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social and @jimmcquaid.bsky.social now published which visualises trends in air quality across many global cities: gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2...

It’s time to decarbonise digital research - Research Professional News Researchers are keen to change, but grassroots efforts need stronger support, says Kirsty Pringle

🌳It’s time to decarbonise digital research.🌍

Researchers want to reduce emissions, but we lack the incentives and leadership needed to act effectively.

My piece in Research Professional News: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

@epcc.bsky.social @softwaresaved.bsky.social

Colourful stripes indicating changing air quality in Edinburgh

EPCC's Kirsty Pringle will be at Edinburgh Science Festival with her colourful talk “Air Quality Stripes: A Global History of Air Pollution”. Read more in Kirsty's article on our website: edin.ac/3XH3oUi

Code for Thought Welcome to Code for Thought, the podcast about software for research and the people who make it.  Languages: English, German, French

English edition [EN] #code4thought: @loiclnlg.bsky.social, @kirstypringle.bsky.social & Andy Turner tell us, why we should care about the energy consumption of our computers & programs. And what can we do about it? Out on your podcast apps, YouTube podcast
or codeforthought.buzzsprout.com

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

Graphic for the Community Air Sensor Workshop of March 18-19 , 2025 at https://www.communityairsensor.org/

Want to participate in science for the common good, to help people access much-needed accurate air quality data? In light of the cancellation of the U.S. EPA Sensor Workshop, register for the Community Air Sensor Workshop of March 18-19 at www.communityairsensor.org
(thx @lizneeley.bsky.social !)

Software Sustainability Institute Research Software Maintenance Fund logo, a grey wavy pattern

🟥 We are happy to announce that the SSI has received £4.8m from @ukri.org to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...

Netflix’s Toxic Town offers a stark warning on environmental rollbacks The show highlights the urgent need for environmental regulations in a time when governments are rolling back on them

Toxic Town - the Netflix retelling of a real-life toxic pollution event which caused birth defects in the town of Corby (UK) - offers a stark warning on rollbacks of environmental regulations

By @kirstypringle.bsky.social & @jimmcquaid.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/netflixs-tox...

↗️ If you’ve collaborated with, contributed to, or benefited from @turingway.bsky.social, we encourage you to share your experiences to strengthen their case for future support and help them secure funding. Find out how you can help at www.software.ac.uk/news/share-y...

Image shows sailboat at sunset with approaching storm. By Johannes Plenio via Pexels.com

EPCC is part of Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME), a new £2.2 million UK engineering network that will create inclusive, sustainable & impactful solutions to the challenges facing our planet.
edin.ac/3Cb9HYL

@kirstypringle.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.

These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.

Warming stripes for 1850-2024, changing from blues to reds as the world rapidly warms up

The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period.

More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.

Graphics showing changes in air pollution over London

Want to know all about the air pollution stripes?

Website showing air quality changes in many different cities: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/

New preprint discussing the science and visualisation creation process, by @kirstypringle.bsky.social et al: egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

Great meeting with Sheffield Air group yesterday, thanks for the invite. @kirstypringle.bsky.social did her magic and created #SheffieldStripes just for the meeting!
Nice snippet on @bbclooknorth.bsky.social (starts at 11:32)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Interested in reducing the environmental impact of research software?

Join us for the launch of the new Green Research Software Engineer special interest group.

Thursday 16th Jan 2-3.30 (online)

Register: lu.ma/47g5xvbh

www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/whats-happen...

@society-rse.org @epcc.bsky.social

Air Quality Stripes have long-term trends of air pollution in many cities across the world.

Here is London.

Nice work @jimmcquaid.bsky.social & @kirstypringle.bsky.social.

airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...

h/t @edhawkins.org

Air Quality Stripes now on #bluesky! 🌍

Let’s work towards cleaner air and blue skies across the globe!

#airqualitystripes #airpollution #bsky

Seeing through the smog for a clear view on India’s air pollution New tools transform data into striking imagery that could help inform policy, raise public awareness, and spark action

Great article on visual tools bringing India's #airpollution crisis to life.

Including "Air of the Anthropocene", "VayuBuddy" and the
#AirQualityStripes.
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Making pollution visible and relatable to inspire advocacy, and change.

#AirQuality #India #ClimateAction

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

Lahore smog: Pollution hits record levels in Pakistan city The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images.

Current PM2.5 concentrations in Lahore: over 100 ugm-3. Hard to imagine what that feels like.

“I see my children struggle with coughs and breathing problems these days, and it is a painful reminder that our air has become extremely toxic.” Lahore resident Sadia Kashif
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Changes in global temperature (1850-2023)

Find similar graphics for your country or city: www.ShowYourStripes.info

#ShowYourStripes

New Paper - Peatland fires in Central Kalimantan 🌴🔥 exposed 1.62M people to unhealthy air (PM2.5 >136 μg/m³) during 2023's El Niño dry season.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Thanks @jimmcquaid.bsky.social. It was a pleasure to tell the story of your and @kirstypringle.bsky.social's work.

A famous climate graphic is running out of red Scientists added a new shade to a graphical representation of global temperature change to keep up with our warming world.

Our Air Quality Stripes airqualitystripes.info in this BBC Future article with Warming Stripes showyourstripes.info and Biodiversity Stripes biodiversitystripes.info/global.

There are many benefits to reducing fossil fuels; for the climate, health and nature. bit.ly/3Obvh1z @jimmcquaid.bsky.social