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Northumbria University Press Release

Ancient volcanoes released ‘cryptic’ carbon dioxide far longer than previously believed

 Jack Longman and his team show that Ancient volcanoes continued to eject carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for millions of years after their eruptions ended.

University of Cambridge
Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities
New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.

Heritage Daily
Periods of prolonged droughts caused downfall of Indus megacities
A new study by the University of Cambridge has found new evidence locked away in stalagmite formations in a Himalayan cave, suggesting that the downfall of the Indus megacities was caused by periods of prolonged droughts.

Northumbria University Press Release 
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming on Siberia’s thawing permafrost.

Phys Org News
Climate change could shrink vital tropical rainfall belt
A tropical rainfall belt providing critical summer rains to billions of people is at risk of shrinking due to future climate warming, according to new research.