Reading in the news - Fri 23 Jul

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• European flooding:
  • and have republished an article written by Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on the forecasting of the European floods, originally published by The . also quotes Professor Cloke, and Dutch newspaper Trouw (No Link) quotes Professor Cloke and Dr Linda Speight (Geography). 
  • republishes an article by PhD researcher Jeff Da Costa (Geography/Meteorology) on the floods, originally published by The . Also quoted in , , , , , , The , , , , and . Da Costa spoke to , , , , and .          
  • Dr Liz Stephens (Geography) appeared on Al-Jazeera to discuss the recent floods in Europe and China and the link to climate change.
• PhD student Akshay Doras (Meteorology) is quoted by the on predicting rainfall in the Himalayas. 
• Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) is quoted in The on night time temperatures during the UK heatwave. 
• Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) co-wrote an article published by on aviation contrails’ effects on pollution.

Cloud Seeding: Professor Maarten Ambaum (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about research into the possibility of using drones for cloud seeding, and there is further mentions of the research, including The , The , , , , , and .. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The on yesterday’s COVID infection rate statistics; on the effectiveness of self-isolation; The and The about the factors leading to increased infection rates; GB News on people being advised to self-isolate; and spoke to talkRADIO about lifting COVID restrictions. 

Other Coverage:

• The features a Henley Business School study on side-hustles. .
• Professor Liam McGuffin (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted in The and The on Deepmind, an AI research lab.  
• Further coverage of ‘The Equity Effect’ about racial equity and the impact on businesses in The . Read Henley’s story .
• UoR Architecture student Harvey Warren has been shortlisted for the AJ Student Prize 2021: Sustainability Award.