Oceans and climate change: Key facts
What is an ocean? The global ocean covers 71% of the planet. While there is one global ocean, it is split into five geographical regions. These are the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific...
View ArticleOceans and climate change: physical processes
As part of our oceans and climate change series, this article explores physical ocean processes and the ways that they interact with, and respond to, climate drivers. We examine key issues such as...
View ArticleOceans and climate change: ocean chemistry
As part of our oceans and climate change series, this article explores ocean chemistry and the impacts that climate change may have on the marine environment. We focus on ocean acidification and...
View ArticleOceans and climate change: ecosystems
As the final part of our oceans and climate change series, this article explores marine ecosystems, looking at primary productivity, microorganisms, and changes in species composition and biodiversity....
View ArticleProtected: Oxygen isotopes in speleothems
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View ArticleKey Facts for Future Climate – COP21
COP21 – Paris Climate Conference 30th November to 11th December 2015 Key facts for future climate What is COP21? And who is involved? COP21 has involved two weeks of talks between government...
View ArticleCOP21 by numbers
As world leaders reach a landmark deal aiming to curb global emissions of greenhouse gases, and keep temperature rise below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, we take a look at the COP21 vital stats....
View ArticleOxygen Isotopes in Speleothems
Stalactites and stalagmites (also called speleothems) are found in cave environments across the planet (see Figure 1). They form as water from the surface percolates into the ground and drips into the...
View ArticleCOP22: Action COP
COP 22 was hosted by King Mohammed VI in Morocco in November 2016. Around 500 heads of state and government ministers attended. It was the first meeting after the implementation of the Paris Agreement....
View ArticleCoastal flooding around the UK coastline
Coastal floods, driven by extreme sea levels, are a major hazard both nationally and globally, with wide-ranging social, economic and environmental impacts. Nationally, it is estimate that £150 billion...
View ArticleMangroves and mud: Investigating past sea level
Dawn had already broken when our plane touched down on Mahé island, lighting up the cloudy shifting sky and the turquoise waters lapping at the runway’s edge. From my plane window I could already see...
View ArticleParis Agreement: Success or Failure, and What Next?
COP23 (see here and here for details of the previous COP meetings are) is currently taking place in Bonn, Germany. The focus of this conference is to put the landmark Paris agreement into practice,...
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