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8 Oct 2024
New project fills knowledge gaps on the climate impact of hydrogen emissions
Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral society. Although hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas with a direct climate impact, there are lar...
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6 Aug 2024
Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die
Wildfires release large amounts of climate-warming CO₂. The forest recovers slowly and the burned area continues to release CO₂ for several years.
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20 Jun 2024
Melting Arctic sea-ice affects precipitation patterns
A new international study shows that ice loss in the Arctic is leading to increased evaporation from Arctic marginal seas, such as the North Sea, and that the increased atmospheric...
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18 Jun 2024
Weather attribution – climate scientist Wilhelm May helps us get to grips with the concept
Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pa...
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23 May 2024
Voices from the Swedish Climate Symposium
After a year of intensive work by many involved, the Swedish Climate Symposium with its close to 400 participants, has come to an end. Now an evaluation of the conference awaits, b...
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17 Apr 2024
Two Lund researchers and MERGE members receive prestigious EU grant
Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 mill...
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8 Feb 2024
60.000 views on The Conversation in two weeks – what’s the secret?
In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical Geography at Lund University and a member of MERGE and BECC, gained 60.000 reads of his article “Gigantic solar farms of the ...
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29 Jan 2024
Three questions to David Wårlind about Swedish Climate Symposium
On 15-17 May, the second edition of the Swedish Climate Symposium will take place in Norrköping. The symposium offers is a unique opportunity for scholars and societal actors to se...
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9 Jan 2024
Deliang Chen new ISC Fellow – recognized for promoting the public impact of science
MERGE-member Deliang Chen, world leading climate researcher and Professor of Physical Meteorology at the University of Gothenburg, has been elected International Science Council Fe...
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13 Dec 2023
Ten new insights from climate science
Human mobility in climate risk areas is increasing. The loss of mountain glaciers is accelerating. Reforming food systems can contribute to more equitable climate action. These are...