International
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Pioneering research exposes huge loss of glaciers in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth
16 January 2025
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time – and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.
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Redefining net zero will not stop global warming – scientists say
18 November 2024
In a new study, led by the University of Oxford (co-authored by a University of Bristol scientist) and published today [18 November] in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
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Pioneering research reveals some of the world’s least polluting populations are at much greater risk of flooding fuelled by climate change
8 November 2024
A new study has exposed for the first time how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is likely to worsen.
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Bristol experts help advance global push to preserve world’s flora and fauna
21 October 2024
University of Bristol researchers are joining international experts for a key United Nations summit to focus on tackling biodiversity loss together and how this can also help combat climate change.
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Top experts unite at University of Bristol to tackle gambling harms globally
8 October 2024
Leading experts from across the world will join forces in the UK this week in a bid to confront the wide-reaching challenges and curb the devastating effects of gambling.
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New research reveals how El Nino caused the greatest ever mass extinction
12 September 2024
Mega ocean warming El Niño events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research.
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Pioneering report exposes worsening health threats of climate change in UK
5 September 2024
A new report has revealed for the first time the wide-ranging and increasing health dangers posed by long-term weather extremes in the UK, as the effects of climate change deepen.
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Research shows reducing future global flooding hinges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions
21 August 2024
Pioneering research forecasts worldwide flooding is likely to be significantly worse in future decades if countries fail to meet official pledges to cut carbon emissions.
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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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Research reveals alarming extent of gambling-related messages during live ice hockey and basketball coverage
19 January 2024
A new study has exposed for the first time the vast proliferation of gambling marketing during live TV screenings and social media promotion of National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) games in Canada.
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