In Autumn 2022, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership Research Postgraduate George Burton carried out five…
Category: Earth systems
As straight as a circle – my journey navigating STEM as a black queer male
Atmospheric Physicist Dr Craig Poku from the University of Leeds blogs about his experiences as a black queer person in…
Antarctica at 200: why the ‘climate decade’ must secure the future for Antarctica
Following an Imperial Lates event focused on what the future may hold for Antarctica, Richard Knight, former student on Imperial’s MSc Environmental Technology course, blogs on how vulnerable the continent…
Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate
Wildfire is the single greatest terrestrial disturbance agent on Earth. Satellite data suggest that in an average year, wildfires burn a total area of around 3.5 million km2, an area around 15 times larger than the UK. While some of these fires are purposefully controlled or are manageable, and can have benefits for ecosystems and livelihoods, other fires burn uncontrollably, with sometimes devastating consequences for safety, livelihoods, wildlife and climate.
9 things you need to know about krill and why they are essential to the health of the ocean
Watercolour painting of krill bioluminescence. (c) Wikimedia commons Imperial’s Dr Emma Cavan, lead author of a recent Nature Communications paper…
Volcán de Colima: Insights from Mexico’s fiery volcano
Jack Anderson, a Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP research postgraduate based at London’s Natural History Museum, describes…
Don’t blame plastic, blame poor waste management
Grantham Affiliate Chris Cheeseman, Professor of Materials Resources Engineering at Imperial College London, considers what’s behind the plastic pollution crisis,…
When it rains it pours: How can cities save the ocean from plastic pollution during heavy rainfall?
Charles Axelsson, a PhD researcher at Italy’s Ca ‘Foscari University, studied his Master’s at Imperial College London, where he worked…
Into the Ring of Fire: Arctic adventures to predict the impact of climate change
Dr Michelle Jackson, Research Associate and Ecologist at Imperial College London, is working on ‘Ring of Fire’, a four-year,…
Big oceans, big IT: Modelling plastic pollution in the ocean
Department of Physics undergraduate Thomas Stokes reflects on his recent research placement at the Grantham Institute. Approaching a new project…