Press office news tagged climate-change
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Metabolic flexibility and immune defences may influence species spread, study suggests
Plymouth University news: Why most species are rare has long interested biologists and new research led by Plymouth University suggests metabolic flexibility and the immune response may both influence how rare or common a species is
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Recent summers likely to be the warmest of last two millennia
University of Plymouth news: Recent global warming lies outside of patterns experienced over the past 2,000 years supporting the suggestion it is being influenced by human activity, an international study involving University of Plymouth has found
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Rail line disruption set for dramatic increase as sea levels continue to rise, study suggests
Plymouth University news: Rail services to and from the South West of England could be disrupted for more than 10 per cent of each year by 2040 and almost a third by 2100, a new study suggests
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Climate change scientist says more must be done to meet 2-degree target
Plymouth University news: Professor Camille Parmesan, a leading climate change scientist, says that any historic agreement in Paris at the COP21 should not overshadow the need to secure greater reductions in the rate of global warming.
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Climate study finds evidence of global shift in the 1980s
Plymouth University news: Scientists have discovered that a sudden 'regime shift' occurred in the 1980s as a result of anthropogenic warming and a volcanic eruption in Mexico.
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University of Plymouth academic tops climate change paper citations
University of Plymouth Professor Camille Parmesan has the most highly cited climate change paper.
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Academic hosts BBC4 documentary about oil production
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University’s Professor Iain Stewart fronts a ground-breaking BBC4 series charting the history and influence of oil production.
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Energy and environment play greater role in 2015 election fight
Plymouth University news: An independent analysis has shown the major political parties are taking energy and the environment seriously ahead of the 2015 General Election, seeing them as inextricably linked to future economic prosperity.
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Plymouth associate scientist leads global study on marine regime shifts
Plymouth University news: Dr Alessandra Conversi, Italian CNR senior scientist and Plymouth University associate member, was one of the lead editors of a special themed edition of the prestigious journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.