Global warming continues but most extreme projections ‘less likely’
Observations of the climate’s response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of long-term 'climate sensitivity', despite a "warming pause" over the past decade.
How does salt make chalk cliffs collapse?
Chalk cliffs are common throughout Northwest Europe, forming around 10% or 400km of the English coast, but they are at very high risk from coastal erosion over the next century and cliff collapse is already becoming more common.
Research at the School of Earth and Environment is within four institutes
ESSI examines past and present environmental and climatic conditions and the processes that produce them.
ICAS aims to understand the physical & chemical processes that govern the behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere.
IGT is dedicated to understanding the structure & evolution of the Earth from the core to the surface.
SRI studies climate change; biodiversity; water resources; land cover; agriculture; environmental risks & social responsibility.
