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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Celebrating 25 years of providing cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on climate change.

Our evidence informs society’s transition to a sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient future.
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Our poster showcase on 8 September filled the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich with nearly 100 climate change research posters from across a range of disciplines.

All of these, including the winning and highly commended posters, can now be viewed here: tyndall.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Photo by Mind Lin
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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💧New research shows natural flood management (#NFM), such as floodplain restoration, woodland planting & soil infiltration, could cut residential flood damages by £70-120m by the 2050s in Britain - most effectively when combined with wider flood-risk measures

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#ClimateAdaptation
Brown and white concrete houses, The Brown Cow pub, and semi-submerged cars as the River Aire water floods into Bingley, UK on Boxing Day, 2015. Photo by Chris Gallagher via Unsplash.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Homemaking in Communities Recovering from Disaster in #Malawi📙

This briefing highlights a project that engaged w/displaced communities in Malawi, following extreme weather. It emphasises that 'homemaking' should consider environmental & symbolic aspects, not just infrastructure ➡️ buff.ly/Opc1Qvg
Participatory group work in Chikwawa district. Drawing on paper to visualise a house and discussing what represents the meaning of ‘home’. (photo: Nicole A.L. Manley, 2024).
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Since 2000, we've united climate experts from across 🔬 science, 🏗️ engineering, 📈 economics and 🤝 social sciences.

Today, our network is 300+ members strong! Welcome to all our latest members, including @scott-leatham.bsky.social.

Check out all members here: tyndall.ac.uk/researchers/
Delegates, speakers and members of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference in September 2025: standing on the steps, smiling, with their arms in the air.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Two former Directors of the Tyndall Centre have been recognised as among the top 1% most cited researchers globally. Congratulations to Professors Corinne Le Quéré and Robert J. Nicholls for making it onto Clarivate's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list.

#ResearchExcellence

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November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Irreversible Climate Progress?🌍

New briefing: Falling prices + tech momentum suggest a "snowball effect" is imminent for the #NetZero transition. But policy uncertainty threatens long-term investment.

Is action "irreversibly" set? Read the summary: buff.ly/0oL6AoX

#ClimatePolicy #Tyndall25UEA
Electric red A2 bus on the road during night-time, from Refshaleøen to Copenhagen inner City in Denmark. Photo by Thijs Kennis via Unsplash
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Two Tyndall Centre climate researchers are named among the world's most influential, ranking in the top 1% by citations.

Huge congratulations to Profs @clequere.bsky.social and Robert J. Nicholls for appearing on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list from @clarivate.com.

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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🗓️ 25 years ago, this month, Prof. Mike Hulme launched the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. It was in the middle of England’s wettest autumn in over 230 years of recorded data. Cast your mind back... mikehulme.org/launching-th...
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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What a turnout! Our Poster Showcase at our conference saw nearly 100 #ClimateChange research posters filling the Sainsbury Centre at UEA. Incredible work from researchers across so many disciplines 🌍🔬

Download the full booklet of the posters here: tyndall.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Photo by Mind Lin
Poster showcase at the Sainsbury Centre at UEA in September. Photo by Mind Lin
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Dr Matthew Jones from the Tyndall Centre: "We urge world leaders at #COP30 to make bold commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions rapidly this decade... to [avoid] the worst impacts of extreme #wildfires on living and future generations."

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November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#GlobalCarbonBudget 2025 📈

Global fossil fuel CO2 emissions are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record 38.1 billion tonnes. The remaining #CarbonBudget for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C (170 billion tonnes of CO2) could be used up before 2030.

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November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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As #cop30 starts, we look forward to two events from the Tyndall Centre's Dr Matthew Jones on The State of #Wildfires 🔥🌎
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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During the upcoming #cop30, the State of #Wildfires project will hold two events, co-led by Tyndall Centre's @mattwjones.bsky.social:

🔥 Official UNFCCC Side Event on Building Resilience Through Integrated #FireManagement
🔥 UK Pavilion Side Event on Wildfires: Bridging science and local knowledge
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Human-driven #ClimateChange is fundamentally altering wildfire risks🔥

Read more about this in the latest State of Wildfires report: every year, the project brings together the latest science on extreme fire monitoring, prediction and modelling: tyndall.ac.uk/reports/the-...
Quote card from Dr Matthew Jones of the Tyndall Centre on the latest State of Wildfires report, which "fingerprints the role of climate change as one of the key drivers of changing wildfire risk globally'
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🌦️ How can we scale #ClimateServices to meet the needs of our #CriticalDecade?

Explore our session briefing note on "Climate services for our critical decade for climate action" - identifying barriers, enablers, and next steps for effective decision support.

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Aerial view of Europe from space. Photo by Zelch Csaba via Pexels
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Briefing note on 'Delivering multidimensional wellbeing' ➡️ buff.ly/SMJjcyO

🌱Climate change impacts housing, health, food + jobs
🌱We need agency over anxiety
🌱Responsibility must shift upstream
🌱Just, inclusive processes are the most durable fixes

Rapporteur: @ritaissa.bsky.social
Lifa Mnisi (29) sits on his bed with his medication for bronchitis and asthma in his home in the Vosman area in Witbank, Emalahleni, South Africa, an area known for air pollution from the nearby mines. Photo by Gulshan Khan / Climate Visuals under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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📚 Check out our briefing notes from last month's Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference: tyndall.ac.uk/reports/brie...

These summarise key discussion themes from the 3-day conference. More will be added over the coming weeks.

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateResearch
Delegates for the Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference, hosted by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, sitting in a lecture hall at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK, listening to a panel of speakers at the front. Photo by Mind Lin
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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🔌 New study in Carbon Management warns that climate change-drive heatwaves and storms could disrupt Great Britain's #NetZero grid, even with planned upgrades. Researchers say that demand flexibility will be vital for resilience.

Read more ➡️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/extreme...
White wind turbines alongside a road and fields, against a dark, stormy sky with fork lightning. Photo by Jason Hudson via Unsplash
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Join this public discussion tackling two critical issues: the existential threats of #AI and climate change, and the strategies humanity must embrace.

🗣️ @rupertread.bsky.social and Dr Jake Newman
📅 Sat 22 November, 4pm
📍 Norwich
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October 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Sign up for this public debate, which addresses two of our most pressing challenges: the existential risks posed by #AI and #ClimateChange, and the adaptive measures humanity must take.

🗣️ @rupertread.bsky.social and Dr Jake Newman
📅 Sat 22 November, 4pm
📍 Norwich
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October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Climate models: fewer hailstorms in central and northern Europe by 2100, but southern Europe may face a higher risk of rare, destructive hail ➡️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/climate...
October 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Europe may see fewer severe hailstorms by 2100 but the larger, most damaging hailstones could become more common in the south of the continent.

@meteogreen.bsky.social @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social

New study suggests: risk is shifting, not disappearing 🔗 tyndall.ac.uk/news/climate...
A red car on a road after a hailstorm, with rainwater and hailstones to the side of it. Photo by David Trinks via Unsplash
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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A striking new study finds that China's policy and planning decisions will play a greater role than sea-level rise in shaping future #FloodRisk.

Development choices could determine whether millions of people and trillions of dollars of assets remain exposed.

🔗 tyndall.ac.uk/news/policy-...
Photo of watery landscape with river, sea and fields in Dishui Hu in Shanghai, China, by Collins Zhao via Pexels
October 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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New research in @natclimate.nature.com reveals a critical finding for coastal resilience: development policy, not just SLR, is the main driver of China's coastal flood risk by 2100. Securing the future requires reducing emissions * and * integrated spatial planning ➡️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/policy-...
Photo of watery landscape with river, sea and fields in Dishui Hu in Shanghai, China, by Collins Zhao via Pexels
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Climate action isn't just about emissions; it's about justice. Our research explores the equitable distribution of climate responsibilities and risks, ensuring a just transition is central to future planning: tyndall.ac.uk/tyndall-rese...
Mother and baby seated on a bed, above a flooded floor in their small home, possessions raised above the water in Kolkata, Eastern India. Photo by Joydeep Mukherjee / Climate Visuals Countdown under Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM