The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause suffering around the world, but another killer has silently struck in summer 2020. With relatively little by way of official warning or advice on…Read More >
climate change
Cold war nuclear tests changed rainfall thousands of miles away
It’s difficult to imagine quite how alarming it would have been for the world’s meteorologists monitoring the atmosphere during the nuclear tests in the 1950s and early 60s. The radioactivity…Read More >
Combating climate change – why investors should keep their shares in fossil fuel companies
As we begin to engage with the climate emergency and the impact of carbon dioxide emissions, calls have grown to stop investing in companies engaged in fossil fuel production –…Read More >
Is racism and bigotry in our DNA?
As part of The Conversation‘s ‘Life’s Big Questions’ series, Tom Oliver, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and author of ‘the Self Delusion’ explains why humans, although fundamentally cooperative, need…Read More >
What future do airlines have?
As announcements of redundancies in the airline industry continue, Jorge Guira, Associate Professor in Law and Finance, and colleagues from the Universities of Southampton and Cranfield, outline the scale of…Read More >
As sea levels rise, are we ready to live behind giant walls?
Climate change, it’s fair to say, is complicated. And it’s big. One of the main challenges of responding effectively is simply getting your head around the scale of the problem….Read More >
Ask me anything about climate change!
From coronavirus to carbon storage, Reading climate scientists invited local school children to ask them anything on 13 March for British Science Week. Here are some of the burning questions…Read More >
Climate change means longer take-offs and fewer passengers per aeroplane – new study
Warmer, less dense air and weaker winds thanks to climate change result in more difficult take-offs for aeroplanes – and that means carrying fewer passengers for the same amount of…Read More >
Climate crisis: we are not individuals fighting a faceless system – we are the system that needs to change
When we stop seeing ourselves as powerless individuals and consider ourselves part of a collective, we can tackle the climate crisis, says Professor Tom Oliver in a recent post for…Read More >
