Global warming
Image of coin cells courtesy Department of Chemistry photography Monday, August 24, 2020 Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifetime. Researchers from this Department, the University of Liverpool, and the Diamond Light Source have identified one of the…
If someone asked you to describe Norfolk you would probably talk about its stunning stretch of coastline, the enormous amount of nature and wildlife that comes with our countryside, the seaside towns with colourful beach huts.
A disturbing snapshot of how Norfolk and Suffolk could look if global warming goes unchecked and sea levels rise has been published – with the likes of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Hemsby and Wroxham under water.
Huge swathes of the Broads, the Fens and even parts of Great Yarmouth and Norwich will be under water in 30 years unless drastic action is taken to halt global warming.
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The IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C highlighted that global emissions of greenhouse gases need to reduce to net zero by 2050 if we …
ARU study: ‘The science of global warming has failed spectacularly to emotionally connect with much of society’
A decade ago Norfolk was at the heart of a global scientific scandal which could have had serious implications in the fight against climate change. But those at its heart believe it was a blessing in disguise. Bethany Whymark reports.
Image: Department of Chemistry Photography Wednesday, October 2, 2019 We are welcoming two alumni – Alex Forse and Alex Thom – who have just become members of our academic staff. Dr Alexander Forse (pictured right) joins as a lecturer in Materials Chemistry. Alex comes to us from the University of California at Berkeley where he…
New study reveals the first evidence of a direct link between human-induced global warming and melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.