Tag: climate change
1.5 degree limit won’t save the earth’s ‘third pole’
Even if we limit global warming to 1.5 degrees it will not be enough to prevent melting of the world’s third largest store of ice, in the Himalayas – and…Read More >
The Changing Face of Climate Science
The Changing Face of Climate Science Wednesday 13th February, 14:00 – 14:45 – Slingo Lecture Theatre, JJThomson Building The University of Reading is delighted to host this special event, celebrating…Read More >
Retreating glaciers: the science behind the story
Professor Maria Shaghedenova’s research looks at the shrinkage of glaciers due to climate change, and the effect of this on rivers and lakes. Her work recently featured in a visually…Read More >
Warmer winters, drier summers: how will Reading handle climate change?
A changing climate is expected to mean more extreme weather events such as intense rainfall and floods, heat waves and droughts – and these impacts are expected to increase over…Read More >
What really happened at COP24?
Join the Walker Institute for its annual post-COP debrief. The team that travelled out to the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland, will be speaking along with: Prof Nigel Arnell – Intergovernmental…Read More >
Our most popular papers of 2018
Which Reading research publications got the most attention across the globe in 2018? We’ve scoured Altmetric data to bring you the top eight most talked about Reading-authored papers of the…Read More >
Time is running out on climate change, but geoengineering has dangers of its own
Could a new technology which reflects sunlight away from our planet be the answer to climate change? Or would this unregulated techo-fix create new and terrible dangers of its own?…Read More >
Smoother and safer flying
Aviation turbulence can now be predicted up to 18 hours ahead, resulting in smoother flights for billions of passengers and helping to cut carbon dioxide emissions – all thanks to…Read More >
Arctic cold war: climate change has ignited a new polar power struggle
Rather than it ringing alarm bells, some nations see the melting of permafrost and sea ice in the Arctic Circle as an opportunity to get their hands on oil, gas,…Read More >
