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The UK parliamentary constituency where I was born has warmed by about 1°C across my lifetime, while the hottest day of the year is on average 2.2°C hotter than before. Winter rainfall is up by 8% while summer is very slightly drier.
I learned this while playing around with interactive maps created by researchers from UCL and Birkbeck to show how the climate has changed – and will change in future – in each UK constituency. There are some surprisingly big differences. Annual maximum temperatures have actually decreased in parts of Northern Ireland and south-west England, for instance. And while almost every constituency can expect to see less rainfall in summer, the good people of East Thanet, in Kent, can look forward to a 3.4% increase. You can use these maps to explore climate changes in your own constituency.
You may have seen the recent viral “scouse baby” video, where a one year old babbles in a distinct Liverpudlian accent – without saying any actual words. A researcher from the University of Liverpool’s Language Lab explains how baby babble can have an accent.
And Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso might be the “song of the summer”, but it hides a worrying trend. With the exception of the lead and backing vocals, the track was performed, mixed, programmed, engineered and mastered by men – yet another example of a female face fronting a male-dominated industry.
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All the best.
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Will de Freitas
Environment + Energy Editor
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Chris Brierley et al
Chris Brierley, UCL; Hannah Woodward, Birkbeck, University of London
You can look up past and future climate changes in your own area.
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Andrew Jessop, University of Liverpool
Over time, baby babbling will increasingly resemble the sounds of their language, eventually morphing into recognisable words.
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Sabrina Carpenter, the singer behind Espresso.
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Glenn Fosbraey, University of Winchester
In Espresso, everything but the lead and backing vocals are performed by men.
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