Archive For August 31, 2023

Catastrophic risks to humanity studied by researchers in summer fellowship at Trinity College

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X-risks include extreme climate change, transformative AI and future pandemics.

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Emperor penguins suffer unprecedented breeding failure amid Antarctic sea ice loss

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British Antarctic Survey scientist says it’s another climate change warning.

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Retreating sea ice keeps zooplankton in the depths

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Retreating sea ice keeps zooplankton in the depths

Climate change is affecting the vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arctic, with potential implications for the entire Arctic ecosystem, finds a new study, published today in Nature Climate Change. … The post Retreating sea ice keeps zooplankton in the depths appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding

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Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding

pont_britannia_english_-_britannia_bridge_crosses_the_menai_strait_between_the_isle_of_anglesey_and_city_of_bangor_gwynedd_wales_06.jpg   A team led by Prof Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of…

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Cambridge’s green belt is under attack as never before, warns charity

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CPRE says the green belt can represent a key weapon in the battles against climate change

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Four Cambridge environmental groups protest against ‘poisoning of the River Cam’

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Extinction Rebellion Cambridge, Friends of the River Cam, Cambridge Friends of the Earth and Green Party join forces.

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Urgent call for more Southern Ocean research

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Urgent call for more Southern Ocean research

Today, hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean research in the emerging climate crisis. 300 scientists from 25 nations have been meeting … The post Urgent call for more Southern Ocean research appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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School striker to kayak to sea in environmental fundraiser

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Nico Cordonier Gehring, 14, in plea to ‘stop this global [climate change’ nightmare.

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Community Open Map Platform (COMP) Green Transitions Ecosystem Project

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Community Open Map Platform (COMP) Green Transitions Ecosystem Project

green_transition.png   A team led by Prof Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of…

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Plans to build new solar farm next to tiny Cambridgeshire village

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Huntingdonshire District Council has received a planning application to build a new solar farm on farmland in Diddington

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