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September 2010Professors Keith Shine and Brian Hoskins contribute to Royal Society Climate Science Guide. Prof Giles Harrison and Prof Mike Lockwood feature in New Scientist article "The sun joins the climate club" Scientists feature in BBC Wild Weather Week: Prof Giles Harrison, Dr Keri Nicoll, Dr Janet Barlow and Dr Roger Brugge interviewed by BBC London about volcanic ash London's heat, computer modelling to predict weather Dr Tijana Blanusa interviewed on use of plants in the urban environment for an article in New Scientist: "Green machine: why our walls really should have ears". August 2010Scientists comment on Pakistan floods, see:Dr Andy Turner interviewed Radio France International Dr Andy Turner interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire Brian Hoskins interviewed by ITV News Dr Mike Blackburn provides information and diagnostics to: Channel 4 news>> Dr Mike Blackburn interviewed for New Scientist article>> Dr Andy Turner interviewed by BBC West Midlands
European drought:Ben Lloyd-Hughes interviewed by Wall Street Journal on European drought>> July 2010Ben Lloyd-Hughes interviewed by Telegraph, see article: "Fish rescued as rivers dry up in drought"
Nigel Arnell quoted on Dutch review of IPCC report: Telegraph: "IPCC climate change report 'played down positive impacts' BBC on-lin: "Dutch review backs UN climate panel report" Guardian: "Review of questioned IPCC report says conclusions 'well-founded'"
Dr Ben Lloyd-Hughes quoted on lake levels: Daily Mail: "Revealed: Shocking satellite images of lakes show extent of man's impact on world's water supply" The Sun: "Now you see it now you don't"
June 2010
Professor Keith Shine quoted in Mail On Sunday "Attack of the vapours – how jet trails block out the sunshine"
April 2010Professor Mike Lockwood on his paper: Low solar activity linked to UK cold winter (press release 15/04/2010).
Dr Andy Turner on : heavy snowfall over Himalaya's linked to drought in India (see press release) February 2010Kathy Maskell - article in Reading Post (22/02/2010). Burning issue of climate change. Professor Nigel Arnell quoted in the Wall Street Journal (16/02/2010) Dr Paul Williams quoted in Advancing Chemical Sciences (05/02/2010). Emission reduction pledges pour in January 2010Kathy Maskell has letter in the Observer (31/01/2010). Climate change: Sceptics fiddle while the planet burns December 2009Letter to the Times, Prof Sir Brian Hoskins, Professor Keith Shine, FRS and Professor Mike Lockwood, FRS signatories. Climate change - Despite the e-mail scandal, the evidence that human activity is responsible for most of the climate change over the past 50 years is strong. Many scientists from the Walker Institute sign up to statement from the UK science community issued (9/12/10): "We, members of the UK science community, have the utmost confidence in the observational evidence for global warming and the scientific basis for concluding that it is due primarily to human activities........". Read full statement>> Nigel Arnell interviewed by The Scotsman: "Copenhagen: Flooding, crop failures and lack of water – and that's after emission cuts" (10/12/09) Walker Institute coverage on the COP-15 website. (10/12/09) Kathy Maskell Interviewed by Radio Berkshire about Copenhagen Climate Conference (7/12/09).
November 2009British gardens at risk from drought-resistant grasses set to drive out native plantsDaily Mail, 27th November 2009
October 2009Professor Nigel Arnell quoted in Nature. "No easy way out - scientists look seriously at the possibility of warming beyond the 2 °C target". 15/10/09.
September 200928/09/09 Professor Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute Director, quoted in the Guardian: " US inertia could scupper world climate deal in Copenhagen, says expert". 24/09/09 Dr Mike Blackburn interviewed on Radio 4's Material World on the wet summer of 2009 and why it didn't turn out to be quite the BBQ summer forecast by the Met Office. Listen here 20/08/09 Dr Andy Turner quoted in Independent's on-line journal: How our changing climate is, and will be, affecting the Indian monsoon. See Press release
August 2009Professor Rowan Sutton and Dr Ed Hawkin's work on investment in climate science extensively quoted : Targeted investments in climate science could present enormous economic savings for the UK and Europe
Costs of adapting to climate changeProfessors Nigel Arnell's and Tim Wheeler's involvement in costing adaptation report mentioned on a host of websites:
June 2009
Launch of UKCIP scenarios, various scientists comment:Prof Nigel Arnell interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire, 19/6/09 on the launch of new climate change scenarios for the UK Dr Paul Williams quoted regarding UK climate change scenarios in:
Walker Institute quoted on BBC Radio 4 Broadcasting House, 7/6/09 Prof Nigel Arnell quoted in the Sunday Times, 7/6/09 on the impact sof climate change in the UK. More..
Dr Manoj Joshi's work on climate influence on Ashes result:Guardian: Ashes cricketers could be caught out by climate change AlphaGalileo: Climate Phenomenon influences England's Chances in the Australian Leg of the Ashes 24 June 2009 Thaiindian News: Climate phenomenon affects Ashes cricket series' results 26th June Physorg.com: Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australianleg of the Ashes 26 Jun 2009 March 2009Simon Gosling on his heat-related deaths paper presented at the Copenhagen Climate congress. Various appearances: Climate change deaths could soar February 2009The Sunday Times (08/02/09)Prof Rowan Sutton comments on climate change. November 2008BBC Radio Berkshire (11/11/08)Kathy Maskell, Curtis Wood, Ross Reynolds, Dan Peake are interview by BBC Radio Berkshire about climate and weather research and teaching at the University and the role of the Walker Institute. October 2008The Guardian (26/10/08).Is water the new oil? It's the world's most precious commodity, yet many take it for granted. But that's all about to change… Special report by Juliette Jowit. Professor Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute for Climate System Research, balances all the impacts in his modelling at University of Reading.
Insurance Day (17/10/08)Lessons from the great storm of 1987 – Little or no change in frequency of severe storms says Lennart Bengtsson, University of Reading, ESSC.
Aircraft Emissions are Bad, But how Bad. Professor Keith Shine University of Reading , says that while there's a great deal of research being conducted on the role of NOx in climate change, nothing is conclusive at this point, in part because the gas seems to both harm and help.
BBC News channel (06/10/08)Air turbulence tests 'improved' A more accurate way of predicting air turbulence for aeroplanes has been developed by researchers. Dr Paul Williams from University of Reading was part of a global team of academics who have developed a new air turbulence forecasting technique. Reading Evening Post (08/10/08)Scientists ground flight turbulence. Dr Paul Williams from University of Reading was part of a global team of academics who have developed a new air turbulence forecasting technique. New Scientist (11/10/08)Fasten your seat belts. Dr Paul Williams from University of Reading was part of a global team of academics who have developed a new air turbulence forecasting technique.
September 2008
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