Topic description and stories

Sea Change

22 Mar 2019

The coast is an intrinsic part of British identity – and perhaps nowhere is it more at risk than in the East of England. Cambridge researchers are...

Read more
A simplified diagram of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Changes in ocean 'conveyor belt' predicted abrupt climate changes

20 Mar 2019

A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts.

Read more
Icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

Sea ice acts as ‘pacemaker’ for abrupt climate change

06 Mar 2019

Substantial variations in past sea ice cover in the Norwegian Sea were instrumental for several abrupt climate changes in large parts of the world...

Read more
Surface lakes on the McMurdo Ice Shelf

Surface lakes cause Antarctic ice shelves to ‘flex’

13 Feb 2019

The filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability.

Read more
iceberg near body of water

Opinion: COP24: here's what must be agreed to keep warming at 1.5°C

03 Dec 2018

As the COP24 climate summit begins in Poland, Hugh Hunt from Cambridge's Department of Engineering outlines just what it will take to limit global...

Read more
Teignmouth seafront

Opinion: Methods for protecting England’s coastal communities ‘not fit for purpose’

07 Nov 2018

Professor Tom Spencer from Cambridge’s Department of Geography and Professor Gerd Masselink from the University of Plymouth say evidence suggests...

Read more

The ‘brain’ that’s helping reduce carbon emissions

06 Aug 2018

From their base halfway across the globe in Singapore, Cambridge researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to reduce carbon...

Read more
Edzná ruins, Campeche

Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse

02 Aug 2018

The severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about 1,000 years ago has been quantified, representing another piece...

Read more

Cambridge partners with industry leaders to fund research on global sustainability challenges

11 Jul 2018

The Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme represents a multi-million-pound commitment from the private sector to accelerate...

Read more
Unsplash

Study identifies key challenges when communicating potential policies

14 Jun 2018

Cambridge researchers set out to define a new science for policy communications, with ambitions of finding the “Goldilocks zone” between too much and...

Read more

Greenhouse gas ‘feedback loop’ discovered in freshwater lakes

04 May 2018

Latest research finds plant debris in lake sediment affects methane emissions. The flourishing reed beds created by changing climates could threaten...

Read more

UK and US join forces to understand how quickly a massive Antarctic glacier could collapse

30 Apr 2018

A Cambridge researcher will lead one of eight projects in a new joint UK-US research programme that is one of the most detailed and extensive...

Read more

Pages