Sea ice acts as 鈥榩acemaker鈥 for abrupt climate change
06 March 2019Substantial variations in past sea ice cover in the Norwegian Sea were instrumental for several abrupt climate changes in large parts of the world, researchers have found.聽
Surface lakes cause Antarctic ice shelves to 鈥榝lex鈥
13 February 2019探花直播filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability.
Opinion: COP24: here's what must be agreed to keep warming at 1.5掳C
03 December 2018As the COP24聽climate summit begins in Poland, Hugh Hunt from Cambridge's Department of Engineering outlines just what it will take to limit global warming to 1.5掳C, as outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement.聽聽
Opinion: Methods for protecting England鈥檚 coastal communities 鈥榥ot fit for purpose鈥
07 November 2018Professor Tom Spencer from Cambridge鈥檚 Department of Geography and Professor Gerd Masselink from the 探花直播 of Plymouth say evidence suggests there should be far stricter controls on coastal developments.
探花直播鈥榖rain鈥 that鈥檚 helping reduce carbon emissions
06 August 2018From their base halfway across the globe in Singapore, Cambridge researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to reduce carbon emissions in industry.
Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse
02 August 2018探花直播severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about 1,000 years ago has been quantified, representing another piece of evidence that could be used to solve the longstanding mystery of what caused the downfall of one of the ancient world鈥檚 great civilisations.聽
Cambridge partners with industry leaders to fund research on global sustainability challenges
11 July 2018探花直播Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme represents a multi-million-pound commitment from the private sector to accelerate progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Study identifies key challenges when communicating potential policies
14 June 2018Cambridge researchers set聽out to define a new science for policy communications, with ambitions of finding the 鈥淕oldilocks zone鈥 between too much and not enough information when informing both legislators and the public on complex issues.
Greenhouse gas 鈥榝eedback loop鈥 discovered in freshwater lakes
04 May 2018Latest research finds plant debris in lake sediment affects methane emissions. 探花直播flourishing reed beds created by changing climates could threaten to double the already significant methane production of the world鈥檚 northern lakes.
UK and US join forces to understand how quickly a massive Antarctic glacier could collapse
30 April 2018A Cambridge researcher will lead one of eight projects in a new joint UK-US research programme聽that is one of the most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken.聽
