Yesterday in Bolivia, strong north winds (part of a phenomenon referred as low level jet) triggered #dust blowouts from dry river beds (sandbars are usually exposed at the end of the winter because minimal melting upstream) and fan fires creating long #smoke plumes.
#biomassburning #wildfires #duststorm

In addition to large scale #smokeclouds in North America, there is quite of #biomassburning in central Russia with its associated large smoke clouds.

Today such cloud covered 2.5M sqkm and it was more than 4000km long .

@zoom_earth

#airquality #airpollution

In #Argentina , #dust (yellow arrow) and abundant fires and resulting 3smoke yesterday early evening.

#airpollution #biomassburning

Fires in S. America generate thick smoke & it is trapped against the Andes mountains.

If it was August-Sep, winds would displace smoke southbound creating the so-called river of smoke. However, forecast indicates that smoke will not move much & should keep piling up against mountains.

#biomassburning
#fires
#airquality

Proof of concept testing the rocket stove and oven. Not trying to cook anything, just testing it all works. Bit windy out so the flames are getting blown out and it isn't packed so it won't reach baking temperature but so far, so good. We may need to use a mix of unseasoned weeds and seasoned wood, or it might do well enough out of the wind for bramble #biomassburning

Hello everyone! I am an environmental engineer at the University of Michigan. I study air quality (outdoor and indoor) and especially aerosol particles and deposited films (indoor grime).

I’m looking forward to updates on papers and talks as well as general conversations about #aerosols #airquaility #biomassburning #wildfires

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I will also occasionally share photos of Lulu (#cat)