Bristol and NASA call for international co-operation on global-scale flood model
Industry, governments and humanitarian agencies should come together to support the development of a global flood model, researchers say.
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A new approach to assessing future sea level rise from ice sheets
Future sea level rise due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets could be substantially larger than estimated in Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
Regional warming triggers sustained mass loss in Northeast Greenland ice sheet
The longest glacier in Greenland is continuing to lose mass despite temperatures in the region returning to more typical values after a localised increase, a study published today in Nature Climate Change has found.
First leg of Antarctic iSTAR mission accomplished
A team of British scientists, including Dr Stephen Cornford from the University of Bristol, has returned from a 1,500km journey across the ice of West Antarctica after successfully completing the first leg of their groundbreaking mission.
Historical aerial photography reveals patterns of mass loss in Greenland
Scientists using recent satellite data combined with historical aerial photography from the 1980s have discovered rapid, short-lived ice loss events in Northwestern Greenland, according to research published in Science. The findings challenge predictions about the future response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to increasing global temperatures.
Trigger for past rapid sea level rise discovered
The cause of rapid sea level rise in the past has been found by scientists at the University of Bristol using climate and ice sheet models. The process, named ‘saddle-collapse’, was found to be the cause of two rapid sea level rise events: the Meltwater pulse 1a (MWP1a) around 14,600 years ago and the ‘8,200 year’ event.
Potential methane reservoirs beneath Antarctica
The Antarctic Ice Sheet could be an overlooked but important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to research published today in Nature and conducted by an international team led by Professor Jemma Wadham from the University of Bristol's School of Geographical Sciences.
Investigating Hitler's philosophers
A compelling new book by a researcher at the University of Bristol exploring Hitler's relationship with philosophers is published in paperback this month.
Mega-heatwaves dissected
The crucial effect of two key factors in the escalation of extreme mega-heatwave temperatures is explored in a new study from the University of Bristol, just published in Nature Geoscience.
Exploring the life and legacies of an untimely prophet
A major reassessment of the ideas of Thomas Robert Malthus by Professor Robert Mayhew of the School of Geographical Sciences will be published in May.