New research led by UEA shows UK rivers are facing a future of more extreme swings between drought and flooding; a phenomenon known as “hydroclimatic whiplash” As the climate warms, these rapid shifts could become much more frequent. Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Despite the second-lowest global area burned since 2002, 2025 saw record insured wildfire losses. New research from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social shows that where fires occur matters as much as how much burns, with growing impacts on people, property and ecosystems in a warming world. #Wildfires

Dr Matthew Jones, from @ueaenv.bsky.social and the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social, has contributed to a new analysis of carbon emissions from the 2025 Dava Moor Fire in Scotland, the UK's first megafire. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/4donN8X #Wildfires #ResearchMatters

Dr Phil Williamson from @ueaenv.bsky.social is the first author of an article published in response to a piece calling for a rethink of ‘additionality’ requirements in carbon markets, to better recognise Indigenous stewardship and conservation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4uFx2Hn #ResearchMatters

Are you a researcher/practitioner interested in the communication/visualisation of climate + environmental assessments for policy & practice? 📅Join our 'Creating clarity from complexity' workshop, 9-10 July: showcase innovative practice, share ideas and build collaborations ⬇️

In a new piece for @uk.theconversation.com, Dr Reetika Subramanian explores what women’s work songs in rural India reveal about a changing climate. A powerful look at how lived experience becomes climate knowledge. theconversation.com/what-womens-...

Chris Packham, naturalist and Springwatch presenter, visited our campus last week! 🌳🐦 Biomedicine graduate Dr Gab Astorga and Evolutionary Biology Professor Ben Garrod asked Chris about the importance of time in nature and how we can help the environment. #ChrisPackham

🌍 Happy Earth Day from ClimateUEA We connect researchers, students, and partners working across climate science, policy, business, and society - turning evidence into action. This Earth Day, we celebrate collaboration, curiosity, and commitment to change. #EarthDay #ClimateUEA #Sustainability

Prof Robert Nicholls from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has co-authored a study that says that relocating the city of Venice is among four potential options that could help it adapt to future sea-level rise. Read more: https://bit.ly/4tl8inJ @climateuea.bsky.social #ResearchMatters #NewStudy

Dr Mark Tebboth from @developmentuea.bsky.social has been the lead author of an opinion piece that says a new UK Government report on global biodiversity loss and national security risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy. Read more: https://bit.ly/4viBb55 #ResearchMatters

Prof Carlos Peres, from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been a researcher on a study that has found that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species. Read more: https://bit.ly/4v2Gup8 #NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Birds

Check out the Tyndall Centre's 2025-2030 research strategy, focusing on how we will advance interdisciplinary #ClimateResearch, strengthen collaboration across partner institutes, and maximise research impact over the next 5 years ⬇️ tyndall.ac.uk/research-str...

Professor Corinne Le Quéré FRS, Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science and Professor at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, made a special address at the Royal Society earlier today. Watch now and read the full address on our website: royalsociety.org/news/2026/03...

Prof Benjamin Santer from@ueaenv.bsky.social has sought to set the record straight over “demonstrably incorrect” claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of human activity in global warming. Read more: https://bit.ly/4r2ZxMY #ResearchMatters

Very proud to have co-authored a new book, Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members, alongside the brilliant Jale Tosun, Simon Bulian, Joan Enguer, and Emiliano Levario Saad. It is available for free and open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....

A new study co-authored by researchers from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social and Norwich Business School has found that countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster. Read more: https://bit.ly/4tVMQGk @ecioxford.bsky.social #ResearchMatters #CarbonEmissions

Decoding nature’s temperature signatures 🌡️🌍 New findings from UEA's School of Environmental Sciences & Massachusetts Institute of Technology highlight how large-scale eruptions and wildfires leave clear climatic fingerprints at the global scale. www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Dr Jeff Price from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author on the most comprehensive assessment to date of how climate change threatens biodiversity in more than 98,000 protected areas worldwide. #ReserachMatters #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

Research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how many tropical cities are predicted to warm faster than expected under 2°C of global warming. Read more: https://bit.ly/4khpy9G #ResearchMatters #Academia #ThisIsUEA

Prof Robert Nicholls has co-authored a study revealing how fast the world’s deltas are sinking. Led by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social, Irvine and involving @tyndallcentre.bsky.sociall, the study shows that millions of people are at risk of flooding. Read more: https://bit.ly/459eULY #NewStudy

2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850. Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9

A new study led by researchers from @developmentuea.bsky.social has found that social justice must be at the heart of global restoration initiatives if ecosystem degradation is to be addressed effectively. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3Y8tmzB #SocialJustice #ResearchMatters

A new study has found that the combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger floods for coastal cities. Read more on our website👉 https://bit.ly/3KcJXiG #NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Floods #ClimateEvents

UEA has strengthened its position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 — now placed in the world top 100 🙌 We’re ranked: • 61st of 2,001 institutions globally (top 3%) • 35th of 620 in Europe (top 6%) www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Daniel Jolly, a postgraduate from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been featured by the BBC for his research into how biodegradable wet wipes break down. Watch the interview (from 2:16:37 onwards) 👉 https://bit.ly/44ir4RY Read the article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LKDegk #ResearchMatters #Academia #WetWipes

Prof Corinne Le Quéré from the School of Environmental Sciences has appeared on the BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth programme, discussing the COP30 summit. Listen to the programme: https://bbc.in/3LDKnPm #ResearchMatters #COP30 #ClimateChange

New documentary After the Tide follows three people who have lost, or risk losing, their homes at Happisburgh on the #Norfolk coast. It was made w/ contributions from Sophie Day at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social + Tyndall Centre, and streams on Disney+ next year.

Minecraft teaching climate resilience? Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play. Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...

Congratulations to Dr Matt Jones for being awarded the prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme prize for Geography. This award shows significant recognition for his leading contributions in climate research. Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here - www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...

“We still have time to shape our future, and positively impact national security, national health, economic growth and climate change," said Prof Neil Ward, Co-lead of @afnnetwork.bsky.social and professor in @ueaenv.bsky.social in a new report. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V #Research #UKFood

📹 Tyndall Centre's Asher Minns took questions from pupils in Hertfordshire on subjects from transport and wildlife to climate anxiety and their own contributions. Have a watch via ITV Anglia:

New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023. @tyndallcentre.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social @climateuea.bsky.social rdcu.be/eI4J3

As part of a special programme on ITV Anglia schoolchildren asked Asher Minns from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social at UEA about climate change, from causes to solutions. Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w... #ClimateChange #ClimateScience @climateuea.bsky.social

A new Chatham House article cites a report from the Climate Majority Project (@climatemajority.bsky.social), co-founded by UEA Emeritus Professor Rupert Read. Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming? 📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Four key research areas drive our mission: 🌍 Accelerating social change 🌱 Achieving wellbeing 🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience ♻️ Reaching net zero emissions Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️

After a brief (ahem) hiatus, the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset has now been updated to June 2025 by @metoffice.gov.uk @climateuea.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social

New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face an uncertain future due to low enforcement of regulations, external encroachment and competition for resources. 🌳🐟🧵 Read more 👇: bit.ly/3VmTqpB #Amazon #Conservation

It may sound like a scene from Moana, but our researchers have found that climate change pushed islanders to ‘chase the rain’ across the Pacific 1,000 years ago! 🌧️🛶 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nvxtAL @climateuea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social #Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch 📷 Mark Peaple

An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 resulted in the global ocean absorbing significantly less CO₂ than anticipated, according to new research involving our School of Environmental Sciences. 🌊🌡️ Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ #CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange @ueaenv.bsky.social @ethz.ch

The exact reason why working across disciplines to share knowledge, build trust and tackle global climate problems is at the core of what we do. Working together, in an interdisciplinary nature, enables research to be put into action, creating the impact needed for change. #Tyndall25UEA

An exciting day to be in attendance here at UEA. Discussing important topics and themes around climate policy and practice, to help develop understanding of the impact of climate change and the ways we can translate research into effective climate action. #Tyndall25UEA #ClimateAction

Dr Carmenta who was part of the team said “Interventions to protect or enhance forest resilience must be beyond the site-level, capable of influencing the distant, often wealth-related drivers of deforestation and degradation" @developmentuea.bsky.social @tyndallcentre.bsky.social @iufro.bsky.social

Firms are more likely to break environmental rules when finance bosses are overly confident in their abilities, says a new study by experts including Yurtsev Uymaz from Norwich Business School. 🚫 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/4kUBE7F #Finance #CreditRatings #CFO #Environment @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to two of our academics, who have been awarded the prestigious Adrian Gill Award by the Royal Meteorological Society - a largely unprecedented achievement for researchers from the same institution. 👏🏆 Read more: bit.ly/4krq18B #UEAExpertise #ThisIsUEA #UEAResearch

Did you know healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean absorb carbon? 🌊 As the hole closes, its influence on the carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while that of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise. Read more: bit.ly/43lFkbp #ThisIsUEA #OzoneHole #Carbon #SouthernOcean

How do we meet our growing demand for electricity? 💡⚡ A new report co-authored by UEA's Prof Andrew Lovett aims to inform ambitious Government plans to re-wire Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s. Read more: bit.ly/4k2l4m3 @ueaenv.bsky.social #NetZero #Energy #ThisisUea

Conservation in a Connected World 🌍 DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.

Conservation efforts could more effectively identify bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of conditions they need to thrive, says a new UEA-led study.🐦🌦️ Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a... #UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange

Join us in celebrating @tyndallcentre.bsky.social‬ 25th anniversary at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social conference on 8-10 September 2025! Present your research, connect with experts & engage in critical climate change conversations. Discover more & get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/mv26empa

Join @thenisd.bsky.social and Prof Nitya Rao this Thursday for this exciting Lasdun Lecture celebrating International Women’s Day. 'In a world facing a climate crisis, alongside increasing obesity and malnutrition, perhaps unexpectedly, gender is key to solving and unlocking both.' Registration 👇