Reading in the news - Fri 26 Apr

Lose nature, lose everything: Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) contributed to the “Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK” report, which analyses the impact of the degradation of natural ecosystems, both domestically and internationally, to the economy and financial sector in the UK. This story received wide coverage, including: Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian, and Politico, as well as UN WCMC, The Banker, Heart Radio Berkshire, Forbes, Phys.org, My Droll and SwiftTelecast. Read our story. 

Food and farming:

• WIRED-GOV reports that Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) contributed to a POST publication on Food, diet, nutrition and cancer.

Business and society:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by BBC World Service (Arabic), about concerns of escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and the UN report into the neutrality of UNRWA. Read our expert comment.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) states that Thames Water need to change if it is to cope with an increasing population and climate crisis, for BBC Radio Surrey, and BBC Radio Berkshire.
• Yahoo! News spoke to Dr Till Kuhlbrodt (Meteorology) on the high sea surface temperatures of the Atlantic and what it means for British weather and climate change. Republished by Aol.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) explains how a warmer atmosphere leads to heavier rainfall for BBC News at 6 and BBC Radio 4.
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by The National, responding to a report on global warming and loss of biodiversity. Republished by VNExplorer.
• Professor Suzanne Gray (Meteorology) is quoted by Insurance Journal on the recent extreme flooding in the UAE.
• The University of Reading is mentioned in a discussion surrounding cloud seeding and the recent floods in Dubai, for BBC News 24.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) discusses turbulence for BBC Sounds.

Other Coverage:

• The University of Reading validates the National New Homes Survey, Redrow PLC reports.

Alumni:

• Farmers Weekly mentions that Andrew Thomas studied at the University of Reading.