Tag Archive for 'University of Reading'
Increased C02 emissions could lead to more clear air turbulence during transatlantic flights
April 8th, 2013 by Nature Climate Change
Climate change may lead to bumpier transatlantic flights by the middle of the 21st century, suggests work published in the letter “Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response to climate change‘ in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study reports that clear-air turbulence is likely to change significantly with the doubling of carbon dioxide […]
Can avoid worst impacts of climate change if emissions decline steeply
January 14th, 2013 by University of Reading
Tough limits on global emissions of greenhouse gases could avoid 20% to 65% of the damaging effects of climate change by 2100, according to research led by the University of Reading‘s Walker Institute and published in the paper ‘A global assessment of the effects of climate policy on the impacts of climate change‘ in the […]
Current loss of Arctic sea ice mostly caused by human activity
July 26th, 2012 by University of Reading
Natural climate variations could explain up to 30% of the loss in Arctic sea ice since the 1970s, scientists have found. Sea ice coverage at the North Pole has shrunk dramatically over the past 40 years. The ice is now more than a third smaller each September following the summer melt than it was in […]
Pesticide and herbicide risk to bees that are vital for our food supply
May 25th, 2012 by Friends of the Earth
According to the UK government’s Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) pesticide use rose by 6.5% between 2005 and 2010. Trends in the use of pesticides have varied strongly between UK crops over the past five years but overall pesticide use rose 6.5% due to increasing treatment intensity on a number of crops including those […]
Anaerobic digestion on farms could turn agriculture green
March 11th, 2011 by Newcastle University
Research carried out by the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme has shown that small scale digesters on farms could be profitable for farmers, good for the environment and help the UK meet targets on green energy and greenhouse gas emissions. A typical dairy farm could supply most of the electricity it needs to milk […]
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