Mark Parrington
Mark Parrington is a senior scientist at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), where he specializes in atmospheric monitoring and the impacts of wildfires on air quality. Recently, he has been in the news for confirming that smoke from significant wildfires in Canada's Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached Europe, highlighting the global effects of local environmental events.
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Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at CAMS, explains that the current phenomenon is being driven by a low-pressure system transporting dust directly from North Africa to the Iberian Peninsula.
Nova grande nuvem de poeira do Sara vai afectar Portugal e a Europa | Ambiente
Portugal· 2026-03-03Mark Parrington is a senior scientist at CAMS who discusses the impact of the dust plume on Portugal.
Nuvem de poeira do Sara deverá atingir Portugal e o resto da Europa | Poluição atmosféricaPortugal· 2026-02-23Mark Parrington, a scientist with Copernicus, noted the exceptional wildfire emissions from Spain and Portugal.
EU wildfires worst on record as burning season continues | Wildfires
United Kingdom· 2025-08-22
Mark Parrington is a senior scientist at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
Incêndios na Península Ibérica causam aumento “excepcional” de emissões de CO2 | Crise climáticaPortugal· 2025-08-19
Mark Parrington is the scientific director at CAMS who commented on the emissions data from Canada.
Les fumées des incendies du Canada, à l'origine du ciel laiteux ces derniers jours sur la Côte d'Azur, sont-elles dangereuses pour la santé?
Monaco· 2025-06-09
Mark Parrington is a senior scientist at CAMS who discussed the scale of the wildfires in Canada and their atmospheric impacts.
Fumo dos incêndios florestais no Canadá atingiu Portugal | IncêndiosPortugal· 2025-06-04
Mark Parrington, the scientific director at Copernicus, reported on the intense weeks of greenhouse gas emissions in central Canada.
Incendies au Canada : la fumée affecte des millions de Canadiens et d’Américains
France· 2025-06-04
Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, states that wildfires are frequent in boreal forests from spring to summer.
Copernicus confirma que el humo de los incendios en Canadá ha llegado a Europa
Panama· 2025-06-03