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children cooling off in water during heatwave

鈥淐hildren will seek water during heatwaves, so we need safer places, not just stronger warnings,鈥� warns children's geographer.

Last week鈥檚 Bank Holiday heatwave revealed the devastating dangers of swimming in open water.

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Likelihood of very severe hot-dry summers and wet-windy winters will increase, new report warns

A new report that will feed into the upcoming UK Climate Change Assessment, supported by 四虎影院 University expertise, has warned that episodes containing multiple high-intensity weather events will increase.
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Professor Daniel Parsons elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Daniel Parsons, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Professor in Geosciences at 四虎影院 University, has been elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
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四虎影院 academic honoured with international mentoring award

Professor Sarah Holloway has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to mentoring with a prestigious international award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
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As Bolivia鈥檚 glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities

An opinion piece authored by Jamie Macmanaway, Doctoral Researcher, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.
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Natural textile fibres, such as cotton, present in lake sediments for over a century

An environmental assessment of textile fibre pollution has found natural textile fibres persist in lake sediments, and could be used to help recreate historic human activity alongside other microscopic anthropogenic particles like microplastics.

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