Mark Brandon, Professor of Polar Oceanography at The Open University writes for The Conversation about the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and…
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Community engagement has a key role to play in policy and planning processes for coastal flooding and climate change, says an OU geographer giving evidence to…
Researchers, including academics from The Open University (OU), say predictions about rising sea levels may not be as high as feared. But they warn that unless…
Research involving scientists from The Open University (OU) published today in Science brings us closer to understanding how the complex interactions between topography (especially mountain ranges)…
To predict what type of Earth lies ahead of us, we scientists usually turn to complex computer simulations. But how can we test whether these models…
Covering climate change today in a meaningful and engaging way is increasingly challenging, reveal TV producers, in a new report by the OU’s Professor Joe Smith.…
A study led by The Open University has concluded that man-made heat loss is one of the main contributing factors to national temperature variations. Published in…
A major new study has found that, contrary to previous assumptions, the Arctic tundra releases at least as much methane during its cold season as it…