Sustainability
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New research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives 14 November 2023 New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a ‘climate hazard flip’ since the turn of the century.
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New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future 25 September 2023 A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
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New research reveals why and when the Sahara Desert was green 13 September 2023 A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains why the Sahara Desert was periodically green.
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Pioneering initiative launched to improve early warnings and resilience to changing tropical cyclones 4 July 2023 A new £4.8 million international project is set to help limit the devastating impacts of tropical cyclones in southern Africa.
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Research reveals countries where record-breaking heatwaves are likely to cause most harm 25 April 2023 A new study has highlighted under-prepared regions across the world most at risk of the devastating effects of scorching temperatures.
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New research shows recovering tropical forests offset just one quarter of carbon emissions from new tropical deforestation and forest degradation 15 March 2023 A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and environmental change, such as fire and logging, are fast outstripping current rates of forest regrowth.
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Pioneering analysis projects extreme rainfall in UK may be more common and erratic over next century as impact of climate change intensifies 7 March 2023 A new set of 100-year climate projections has been created to assess the likelihood of heavy rain downpours in the UK, which can cause flash flooding, over the coming years and decades.
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Bristol among UK’s most sustainable universities, rankings find 13 December 2021 Bristol has been named as one of the most sustainable universities in the country.
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2024 Alumni Award winners announced! 30 January 2024 A Sign Language interpreter, a conservationist and an esteemed Shakespearean are among the University of Bristol's 2024 Alumni Award winners.
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Experts call for major shift in international decision-making to tackle ‘devastating’ impact of urban expansion 25 January 2024 Leading scientists are today calling for an urgent step change in global governance to save the future of worldwide cities and the planet at large.
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