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Help solve the two-hundred year gap in British weather records

  • by nercengage
  • Posted on April 8, 2020
  • public engagement
Rainfall rescue page

Scientists are appealing to the public to help digitise historical rainfall records, so that climate scientists can better understand the causes of wet and dry weather. By recording this information about rain online, we can help unlock answers to questions about our weather and changing climate.

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Public opinion on climate change is up but let’s not forget lessons from the past

  • by nercengage
  • Posted on March 17, 2020March 18, 2020
  • public engagement

In Britain, we have a well-rehearsed storyline around periods of hot weather: our summers are always ruined by rain, and so a heatwave is something to celebrate.

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Awarding-winning author’s new chapter for drought research

  • by nercengage
  • Posted on February 6, 2020
  • public engagement
Hardcastle crags

An award-winning author specialising in teen fiction is writing a story based on About Drought and Drought Risk & You (DRY) research for the world-famous Hay Festival.

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