Strengthening societal responses to natural hazard events
Our societies generally need to enhance their preparedness for extreme natural hazard events, such as large forest fires, extreme weather events and major floods. Crisis planning, an interdisciplinary study shows, is often based on time-honoured truths with weak scientific support.
“Heat waves and downpours in the Indo-Pacific region are increasing”
Altered air currents in the atmosphere over the past 30 years have led to new circulation patterns in the Indo-Pacific region. This may contribute to more extreme weather events according to a new article in Nature Geoscience by, among others, Gabriele Messori, professor of meteorology at the Department of Earth Sciences.
Monitoring earthquakes in real time
Björn Lund is able to monitor all kinds of movements in the Earth's crust in real time. More recently, attention has increasingly been directed at explosions and infrastructure sabotage that are also picked up by the instruments.
What happened next to the survivors of the tsunami disaster
Sweden was severely affected by the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia twenty years ago. Research can now reveal what happened to the Swedes who survived. The disaster has had a profound impact on their attitudes to life and society, but also on their income and education levels.
Recent volcanic ‘Fires’ in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in the crust
Iceland’s most recent volcanic episode on the Reykjanes peninsula, set to last centuries, began with vast magma pooling just beneath the surface. This is the result of a new study by an international team of researchers from the United States, Sweden, and Iceland, published in the journal Nature.
Warming could lead to new diseases in Sweden
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, professor at the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University has studied zoonoses, i.e. infectious diseases that spread from animals to humans, for over 30 years.
Stay inside during thunderstorms
If you hear thunder, don’t go outside. This is the most important piece of advice from lightning researcher Vernon Cooray. Death by lightning is highly unusual in Sweden, but caution is called for at this time of year. At Uppsala University, research is under way on how to protect oneself from both lightning and thunder physics.
Article: Vernon Cooray does research on thunder and lightning
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Centre for Natural Disaster Science – CNDS
Raising awareness of the dynamics and consequences of natural hazards, considering the issue of vulnerability in Sweden, as well as discussing crisis management.
Swedish center for the impacts of climate extremes – climes
Interdisciplinary research center aimed at exploring and understanding the consequences of climate extremes. The research focuses on data collection, model development, and creating strategies to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience to climate change.
Study at Uppsala University
If your home university has an exchange agreement with Uppsala University, you have the opportunity to attend courses in Uppsala or Visby for one or two semesters.
Exchange studies at Uppsala University
Master’s programmes
We offer over 120 international programmes at Uppsala University, for example:
Earth Science – How should we use and preserve the world’s natural resources?
Sustainability – The world needs experts to bring sustinability into all areas of society
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