2023

Cornwall space launch: why the environmental cost of rocket launches is large even when they fail, The Conversation, by Eloise Marais, 20 January 2023.

2022

Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death, The Conversation, by Karn Vohra and Eloise Marais, 14 June 2022.

Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution, The Conversation, by Eloise Marais, 8 April 2022.

2021

Ditching fossil fuels will have immediate health benefits for millions – world leaders must seize the chance, The Conversation, by Eloise Marais and Karn Vohra, 9 November 2021.

Air pollution from fossil fuels is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 premature deaths worldwide, presented by Karn Vohra, virtual BEAR Conference 2021, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 8 September. [PDF]

Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry, The Conversation, by Eloise Marais, 19 July 2021.

2020

Long-term trends in city-wide air quality: A space-based perspective, presented by Karn Vohra, BEAR Conference 2020, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 14 September. [PDF]. [Link to video]

2019

Smoke Gets in Your Skies, presented by Eloise Marais, Pint of Science, Manhattan34, Leicester, UK, 22 May. [PDF]

Satellites up above monitor the air down here!, presented by Karn Vohra, Birmingham 3MT Thesis, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 15 May. People's Choice Award. [Link to video]

Monitoring Air Pollution from the Ground up, presented by Karn Vohra, BEAR Conference 2019, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, 12 April. [PDF]

Monitoring Air Pollution in Birmingham using Satellite Observations, presented by Karn Vohra, U3A Science Talk, Birmingham, UK, 7 February. invited [PDF]

2018

Mission to Planet Earth, presented by Eloise Marais, Pint of Science, The Jekyll & Hyde, Birmingham, UK, 16 May. [PDF]