COP29: How fast is Earth warming?
In September 1933, American meteorologist Joseph Kincer asked a simple question: is the climate changing? So began the effort to understand the scope of humanity’s interference with the climate. By...Read More >
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Inspiring action on climate change through engaging science
Professor Richard Allan of the Department of Meteorology came runner up in the 2024 Research Awards in Public Engagement for Research, thanks to his efforts using storytelling to communicate climate...Read More >
Children’s Literature, ecocriticism and the case of Tarka the Otter
On World Children’s Day, Karín Lesnik-Oberstein considers the origins of the links between children’s literature and nature – and what it means to make children (and therefore children’s books) responsible…Read More >
Public order bill: new law is designed to stop climate protests – but it could actually give activists a legal tool
The UK’s environmental movement has a long history of using protest as a strategy. Disruption is often at the heart of this, either disrupting infrastructure projects themselves in an attempt…Read More >
#ShowYourStripes: how climate data became a cultural icon
Climate strikes aside, one way that scientists can trigger a step change in attitudes to climate change is by infiltrating popular culture, says Professor Ed Hawkins in a new piece…Read More >