Reading in the news - Fri 5 July

June really wasn’t that cold, despite perceptions

Dr Matthew Patterson (Meteorology) discusses how UK temperatures in June were only marginally below average for .

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Helen Hooker (Meteorology) spoke to ITV,  , and LBC Radio News about the recent Category 4 storm across the Caribbean, stating that climate change creates the ‘perfect condition’ for rapid hurricanes. Republished by , and . Read our expert comment.
• Times Radio spoke to Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) on the extraordinary weather events across the Caribbean and what it is revealing about the state of the climate.
• quotes Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on how climate change is increasing temperature difference in air masses, causing turbulent skies.

Food and farming:

• BBC Radio Berkshire and Downtown Radio continue coverage of the 色狗导航’s recent purchase of £16 million in farmland for research into agriculture and food. Read our news story.

Business and society:

• Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) highlights the challenges of a four-day working week for .
• mentions that the 色狗导航 is one of the UK institutions that demonstrated that biodiversity loss and environmental degradation could create material risks for the UK economy and financial sector.
• Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) is quoted in , discussing NATO’s military strength needing enhanced intelligence gathering to counter the rising threat of hybrid warfare. Republished by , , and .
• Dr Geoff Smith (Archaeology) is quoted by and on a discovery of bone remains in a Tibetan cave, indicating that an ancient group of humans survived there for many millennia. Read our news story, which was republished by .

Other Coverage:

• reports that a young MP in South Africa,  Mlondi Mdluli, is working towards his PhD at the 色狗导航.
• mentions that Stafford Lancaster serves as a Trustee of the Reading Real Estate Foundation at Henley Business School.
• mentions that Keir Starmer was issued with an honorary degree from the 色狗导航.

Alumni:

• , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and hundreds of other publications like , and report that House of Commons leader, Penny Mordaunt studied at the 色狗导航.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions that Penny Mordaunt was the former President of the 色狗导航’s Student Union.
• Actress Tang Wei attended the 色狗导航, reports. Republished by .
• MP Harriet Cross completed her masters at the University, reports.