By Levi Gahman, University of the West Indies and University of Liverpool and Gabrielle Thongs, University of the West Indies … More
Tag: climate
Planet of the fixers?
By Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland Maintenance and repair are on the agenda. In October 2018, The Economist declared … More
Maybe we should all be preparing for the zombie apocalypse
by Kezia Barker, Birkbeck, University of London, UK The zombie apocalypse has become a kitsch and playful marketing tool that … More
Joining Up Divided Data: The TEMPEST Database
We were very pleased to launch TEMPEST – our database of historical weather events – at this year’s RGS-IBG Annual … More
Revisiting the effects of climate change on salamander body size: the role of natural history collections
Our recent paper, The relationship between climate and adult body size in redback salamanders (Plethodon cinereus), found that salamanders were larger … More
Learning from guano: In search of a paleo-seabird proxy
By Jessica Conroy (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA) Take a vacation to the Galápagos Islands and you’re bound to see … More
A response to Mike Hulme’s “Climate and its changes: a cultural appraisal”
By Werner Krauss, University of Hamburg, Germany A cultural appraisal of climate and its changes is more than only adding … More
‘As long as I keep moving, the air is a little cooler’: studying weather experiences and practices
Martin Mahony This week, parts of the UK have been basking in temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius ‘At long last!’ many … More
Forest decline in the eastern U.S.?
by Peter Klepeis Most news coverage of forests tends to focus on deforestation. And for good reason. The Food and … More
Adding Fuel to the Fire: Australia’s Heatwave and Bushfire Epidemic
By Jen Dickie Whilst the UK suffered its wettest summer in 100 years and is currently under a blanket of snow, … More
