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expert reaction to paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic ...
WEBJuly 25, 2023 expert reaction to paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation . A paper published in Nature Communications warns of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).. Prof Andrew Watson FRS, Royal Society Research Professor at the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, said:
expert reaction to new public information campaign from UK …
WEBSeptember 9, 2020 expert reaction to new public information campaign from UK government to prevent spread of COVID-19 indoors this winter . The government have announced a new public information campaign to prevent spread of …
media debates on science: delicately balanced
WEBApr 1, 2014 · These days no discussion of science and the media is complete without a good old rant about ‘false balance’ and editors’ choices of guests on the big science controversies of the day has become the subject of political debate, official complaints and even a protest outside Broadcasting House. The Jones report gave voice to those in ...
expert reaction to arguments about fracking for UK energy security
WEBMar 10, 2022 · RD: ‘Fracking can cause earthquakes – but not big ones. Before fracking in the UK, between 1970 and 2012 at least ~21% of UK earthquakes bigger than 1.5 in scale were man-made.’. QF: ‘ Impacts on the local environment from fracking itself are minimal.
expert reaction to Barrington Declaration, an open letter arguing ...
WEBOctober 6, 2020 expert reaction to Barrington Declaration, an open letter arguing against lockdown policies and for ‘Focused Protection’ An open letter has been published, arguing against lockdown policies and for ‘Focused Protection’.
The Global Tipping Points Report 2023 | Science Media Centre
WEBDecember 6, 2023 The Global Tipping Points Report 2023 . The Global Tipping Points Report is a peer-reviewed assessment of the threats and opportunities of negative and positive tipping points in the Earth System and in society.. Tipping points are points beyond which changes can be locked in (for example, the irreversible collapse of an ice sheet or the rapid transition to electric vehicles).
expert reaction to precision breeding bill passed into law
WEBThe Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has been granted Royal Assent and passed into law in the UK today. Prof Dale Sanders, former director of the John Innes Centre and Honorary Chair in Plant Science, University of York, said: “The news that precision breeding will now form part of a diverse toolkit used to develop novel varieties ...
expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, …
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expert reaction to cases of variant B.1.617 (the ‘Indian variant ...
WEBApril 19, 2021 expert reaction to cases of variant B.1.617 (the ‘Indian variant’) being investigated in the UK . Several cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 have now been detected in the UK.