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- Climate change particularly important to Swedes in EU elections2024-04-26
Hello Moa Mårtensson, political scientist who researches and teaches about the EU. What do the forecasts say? What is the outlook for this summer’s European elections?
- Warming could lead to new diseases in Sweden2024-04-11
As the climate warms, mosquito species not previously present here and which can carry serious pathogens are able to establish themselves in Sweden. As well as new species of ticks. Åke Lundkvist, …
- Opening of new centre of excellence on extreme climate events2024-04-11
On 26 April 2024, a new centre of excellence will be inaugurated at Uppsala University: the Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes. The centre will be a platform for interdisciplinary research …
- Svalbard – the bullseye of global warming2024-04-04
Measurements have shown that Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean is the fastest warming area on Earth. Veijo Pohjola, Professor of Physical Geography, has been studying the ice on the archipelago since 1997. …
- Talking to people rarely heard on climate issues2024-03-26
How is climate change being addressed in different parts of the world? The C-URGE project has been running since last autumn, in which anthropologists explore how people relate to the urgency of …
- A researcher explains: Why the winter has been so extreme2024-03-04
Blizzards, record winds, red weather warnings and biting cold. The long winter of 2023/2024 has featured heavy precipitation and a number of extreme weather events. There are several reasons for this, …
- Computer modelling reveals the true behaviour of wood2024-03-01
How is wood affected by climate change? In a project funded by the Swedish Research Council, Sara Florisson, researcher in applied mechanics, is investigating how climate change affects the moisture …
- The man studying how extreme weather impacts our communities2024-02-27
What causes extreme weather events such as storms, torrential rain, snowstorms and heatwaves? And how will climate change affect future storms and their impact on society? These questions are at the …
- Uppsala University sets new world record for CIGS solar cells2024-02-27
Uppsala University is the new world record holder for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells. The new world record is 23.64 per cent efficiency. The measurement was made by an independent …
- Increased access to water a threat to nomadic farmers2024-02-19
Increasing access to water in extremely arid parts of sub-Saharan Africa can help nomadic livestock farmers in the short term. However, in the long run it may lead to serious consequences for their …
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