Prof Cathryn Birch
@BirchCathryn
Professor of Meteorology and Climate at University of Leeds. Severe weather, heat extremes, dynamical meteorology.
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https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1162/dr-cathryn-birch 29-03-2015 20:40:28
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Want to learn about the future potential for real-time flood monitoring from satellite? Our online workshop is aimed at flood responders but all welcome. More info and registration:
linkedin.com/feed/update/urā¦ SatSense iCASP Tim Wright Mark Trigg
I am co-organising an even with the Environment Agency and Dr Linda Speight to bring together the surface water flood community (academia, industry, government and 3rd sector), and identify future priorities and opportunities. Register if interested.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/surface-wateā¦
Join our team at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrologyā¼ļø A permanent scientist role initially looking at the surface drivers of humid heatwaves. š¤š”ļøA partnership with Faculty of Environment - University of Leeds. ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Careā¦
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Any questions?! Just ask.
After experiencing such a hot summer this year do you fancy doing PhD research on heatwaves? I have two projects at University of Leeds on African humid heat extremes with John Marsham. You can apply for both!
SENSE Earth Observation CDT NERC Panorama DTP
eo-cdt.org/projects/satelā¦
panorama-dtp.ac.uk/research/humidā¦
Want to come to the University of Leeds to study humid heat extremes over Africa with myself and John Marsham?
panorama-dtp.ac.uk/research/humidā¦
Scholarships open to both UK and international candidates.
Good to see our & other work on heat, health and the #climatecrisis in The Conversation ahead of #COP27 Prof Cathryn Birch Dr Sari Kovats ICAS Earth and Environment at Leeds Priestley Centre for Climate Futures Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) theconversation.com/climate-changeā¦
Today myself, John Marsham and Sarah Chapman had this piece published in The Conversation. An impact of climate change we should be striving to avoid.
Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather theconversation.com/climate-changeā¦ via The Conversation Africa
Paper led by the excellent Sarah Chapman and in collaboration with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, showing present-day heat-related child mortality in Africa is at least double what it would have been without climate change doi.org/10.1088/1748-9ā¦ via IOPscience John Marsham Dr Sari Kovats
Last minute funding for PhD studentships through SENSE Earth Observation CDT, including one with me on African humid heat extremes. Application deadline extended to 8th July.
eo-cdt.org/projects/humidā¦
A decade late to the Twitter party. First ever tweet(!)......
New paper in J. Climate about African humid heatwaves in a convective-scale climate model journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/ā¦ John Marsham Declan Finney