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Massimo Bollasina

Massimo Bollasina is Associate Professor (Reader) in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his PhD at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, where he studied aerosol–circulation interactions and regional climate change. After earning his doctorate, he held a postdoctoral research position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, focusing on large-scale atmospheric dynamics and climate responses to anthropogenic forcing. His research investigates aerosol effects on atmospheric circulation, monsoon variability, and hydroclimate using global climate models, large ensembles, and observations. He has published on remote aerosol forcing and its influence on regional rainfall and circulation patterns. He has received the James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award from the American Geophysical Union and the Norbert Gerbier–MUMM International Award from the World Meteorological Organisation.

When European pollution reshaped the Asian summer monsoon

March 23, 2026

The Asian summer monsoon is one of the most powerful climate phenomena on Earth. Each year, it brings life-giving rainfall to billions of people across South and East Asia. Its arrival determines harvests, water supply, food security, and economic stability. We often think of the monsoon as something driven locally: by the heating of the Indian subcontinent, by ocean temperatures, or by regional p ...[Read More]