Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer

Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings, according

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest

Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 15, 2022 ~6 min


Past climate change pushed birds from the northern hemisphere to the tropics

Researchers have shown how millions of years of climate change affected the range and habitat of modern birds, suggesting that many groups of tropical birds may be relatively recent arrivals in their equatorial homes.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 10, 2019 ~4 min

Changes in ocean 'conveyor belt' predicted abrupt climate changes

A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2019 ~6 min

Sea ice acts as ‘pacemaker’ for abrupt climate change

Substantial variations in past sea ice cover in the Norwegian Sea were instrumental for several abrupt climate changes in large parts of the world, researchers have found. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 6, 2019 ~5 min

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