Mark Smith
@GeomorphMark
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Professor of Water Science & Health, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK, Tweets are my own.
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Joined November 2013
Where might climatic suitability for malaria transmission change in future? In our paper published today in Science, we use hydrological models from @ISIMIPImpacts to examine the effect of hydrology on malaria suitability changes in Africa.
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RT @AGU_Eos: Malaria will be on the move in a changing climate. Including processes such as rainfall and runoff in future forecasts paints….
eos.org
Rainfall data alone can’t predict where malaria may pop up. Factoring in hydrological processes helps researchers paint a more nuanced picture of transmission.
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RT @SoGLeeds: Professors Mark Smith (@GeomorphMark) and Chris Thomas (@unilincoln) write about their new malaria model in @ConversationUK 🦟….
theconversation.com
Mosquito populations can respond quickly to changing climate, which means the location of areas at risk of malaria might change.
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RT @EnvLeeds: Ahead of #AfricaDay, we highlight recent research projects in which our researchers have collaborated with African communitie….
environment.leeds.ac.uk
Ahead of Africa Day on May 25, this article highlights recent research projects in which our researchers have collaborated with African communities, researchers and practitioners.
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RT @SoGLeeds: "Revolutionary model predicts malaria trends in Africa": @GeomorphMark's study, which used multiple models to understand and….
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RT @ScienceMagazine: Climate models predict larger than expected decline in African malaria transmission areas, according to new research i….
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RT @SoGLeeds: How will climate change affect malaria? Groundbreaking new research by Dr Mark Smith highlights role of hydrology in a joint….
environment.leeds.ac.uk
A new model for predicting the effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa could lead to more targeted interventions to control the disease according to a new study.
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RT @GeogWillJ: How will changing patterns of malaria transmission interact with demographic change? Check out our new paper published in @S….
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Shiofting patterns and an overall decrease in suitability across Africa. But when it's too dry or hot for malaria. you know you are in bother! With @MrozElizabeth @simon_gosling @tdm_willis and others not on here!.
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RT @lexcomber: A recently published paper ( is getting some traction: we mapped vegetation changes as a result of….
theguardian.com
Research shows there has been a near-quadrupling across Greenland of methane-producing wetlands
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RT @Glacier_Grimes: The medieval marketing of Erik the Red presenting Greenland as a lush fertile land is coming true. The Greening of Gree….
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Land cover changes across Greenland dominated by a doubling of vegetation in three decades
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Greenland is greening! It's great to see this research published in @SciReports by Michael Grimes and Jonathan Carrivick. It brings back great fieldwork memories! @SoGLeeds
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RT @SoGLeeds: Some boreal peatlands are losing their characteristic pools – a concern for their unique ecosystems. @rbpmleeds and @uppsala….
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RT @peatbloke: Our recent study in Ecosystems by PhD student @daniel_colson, examining rapidly shrinking pool area on a patterned boreal pe….
environment.leeds.ac.uk
Peatlands are carbon-rich wetlands that are often covered in mazy patterns of open water pools, but some boreal peatlands in Scandinavia and elsewhere are beginning to lose their characteristic pools.
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RT @daniel_colson: Pleased to announce our new #PeatPaper ⬇️. Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Rais….
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Ecosystems - Raised bogs are wetland ecosystems which, under the right climatic conditions, feature patterns of pool hollows and hummock ridges. The relative cover and the spatial arrangement of...
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Great turnout for the @rbpmleeds @SoGLeeds cluster night out. I can't quite remember the final scores, but I'm pretty certain I won. Thanks for organising @SedsStringer
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Family trip to Harewood House yesterday was surprising to say the least. Hats off to the volunteer who tried to point out the drapes to a Stormtrooper only to be met with heavy breathing through a mask.
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RT @MrozElizabeth: Beyond pleased to share that our paper on how seasonal floods affect maternal health access on the Barotse Floodplain ha….
ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com
Background Seasonal floods pose a commonly-recognised barrier to women’s access to maternal services, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Despite their importance, previous GIS models of...
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It was great to visit Ennerdale for some surveys as part of the @CASTOResearch project last week. Such a lovely river! I wish there were more like it in England
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