Research news
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Doctoral thesis by Marie Schellens - Physical Geography
2020-09-22
Violent natural resource conflicts: From definitions to prevention
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New award to our guest researcher Ruth Varner
2020-09-04
An interdisciplinary research team will examine climate change effect on ecosystems.
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ChangeMakers
2020-09-04
ChangeMakers aims to develop sustainable thinking and innovative competence on environmental sector of Finnish (inc. Åland), Estonian, Latvian and Swedish 15-17-year-old students.
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How old is the Baltic Sea Basin?
2020-08-26
The history of the Baltic Sea during and after the retreat of the last Fennoscandian ice sheet is a fascinating story.
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How ice sheets rip rocks apart
2020-08-25
A new process of glacial erosion recognised, the first for nearly 200 years.
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Towards a new generation of vegetation models
2020-05-12
A new study explores the most important organizing principles that control vegetation behavior and how they can be used to improve vegetation models.
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Microorganisms in permafrost might slow down methane emissions
2020-04-30
New study in Nature Climate Change
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Increased greenhouse gas emissions as a result of abrupt permafrost thaw
2020-02-07
A new research article, including Stockholm University scientists, shows that abrupt permafrost thaw has important consequences for keeping global warming under 1.5 °C.
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Scientists call for action to limit emissions from Earth’s frozen regions
2019-12-12
With the release of “Cryosphere1.5° Report” they hope to urge governments to aim for 1.5°C global temperature rise as an outer “guardrail” for the planet.
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Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
2019-12-03
They can store more carbon in the topsoil layer, are more suitable for hunting and host fewer ticks than large forests.
