Entertainment Partnerships Lead @WellcomeTrust Previously a filmmaker. Trustee @sheffdocfest Tall. Mum. Food. Nature.
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@thameswater you have known about this leak on Carysfort Rd N16 for 3 days. With a known water shortage please fix ASAP @dianeabbott_mp
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Two thirds of our farm is now without water… something that generally only ever happens for a week or two in mid summer
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🎧 Dive into 'The Mosquito', a biting political comedy radio drama.
Created by writer Anita Sullivan, in collaboration with leading climate scientists, the story follows a talking mosquito at a fictional COP conference.
Listen now on @BBCRadio4:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024vv…
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📣 We’re now accepting applications to our new Climate and Mental Health Award!
We will award research teams £1-3 million to investigate how heat impacts anxiety, depression and/or psychosis.
Find out if you’re eligible and apply by 21 January 2025 ⤵️
wellcome.org/grant-funding/s…
ALT Lauren Mills, Research Manager at Wellcome, says: "Heat affects mental health in many different ways. We're funding research to help protect the mental health of people who are most impacted."
Poorer people bear brunt of extreme heat in Europe, say Spanish researchers theguardian.com/environment/…
‘You feel like you’re suffocating’: Florida outdoor workers are collapsing in the heat without water and shade theguardian.com/environment/…
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UK food security hit by climate impacts at home and abroad
Western Europe has seen a very wet winter while the Mediterranean is battling heat and drought.
@EmilyBeament bit.ly/3ykJQM4
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“The levels of heat we now routinely see around the world put every part of society under extreme pressure, directly harming our health while also affecting food and water security and much of our vital infrastructures,” @AlanDangour @ClimateHome
climatechangenews.com/2024/0…
Twisters is the latest in a long line of movies that fail to address the environmental emergency – experts say it’s a missed opportunity
Source: the Guardian search.app/v3oDs4XavP85Wuht9
Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns theguardian.com/environment/…
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New from Wellcome/BBC/Sport England: Extreme weather conditions including rain, flooding and heat have forced 1 in 3 grassroots sports participants to change their routines.
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In June, Earth reached 12 consecutive months above the 1.5-degree-Celsius threshold, according to a new Copernicus Climate Change Service analysis. By @NiranjanAjit at @guardian… theguardian.com/environment/…
The story of a heat death: David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead theguardian.com/environment/…
What is the EU's Nature Restoration Law? Inside the first-of-its-kind regulation.
Source: euronews search.app/PUCmz6Xce2haL8rs6
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Climate change is creating favourable conditions for the dengue-carrying tiger mosquito to spread across Europe, says the @ECDC_EU.
These mosquitoes have been found in 13 European countries, including France and Spain.
Read more from the @BBC ⤵️ [1/2]
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce55…
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IT'S TOMORROW! 🤩🎥❤
Day one of #SheffDocFest2024 starts in less than 24 hours.
We can't wait to see your lovely faces!
Explore our full programme and book your tickets now: sheffdocfest.com/festival/20…
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Join my team! Community engagement is a vital part of @wellcometrust approach to health equity and this Senior Manager role will lead work to advocate for and centre those affected by health challenges. Please do share or take a look! Deadline 5 Jun tinyurl.com/5bd8tt5j