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Robert McSweeney

Senior science editor

Robert holds an MEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Warwick and an MSc in climate change from the University of East Anglia. He previously spent eight years working on climate change projects at the consultancy firm Atkins.

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Latest by Robert McSweeney

Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024

15.01.2025
AMOC

Media reaction: The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the role of climate change

13.01.2025
Extreme weather

Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?

12.11.2024
COP29 Baku

Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP23?

06.11.2017
COP23 Bonn

Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2017 is eighth lowest on record

20.09.2017
Arctic

Media reaction: Hurricane Irma and climate change

12.09.2017
Extreme weather

Media reaction: Hurricane Harvey and climate change

29.08.2017
Extreme weather

Climate change is shifting Kodiak bear feeding habits, study says

21.08.2017
Nature

Ecosystems facing ‘double whammy’ due to increasing impacts of drought

09.08.2017
Climate sensitivity

‘Extreme’ El Niños to double in frequency under 1.5C of warming, study says

24.07.2017
Drought

Rising seas threaten scores of species on Pacific islands with extinction

13.07.2017
Global temperature

Warm spells in Arctic stunt crop yields across US, study suggests

10.07.2017
Arctic

Billions to face ‘deadly threshold’ of heat extremes by 2100, finds study

19.06.2017
Climate system

UK wind power can help meet peak winter demand, study says

16.06.2017
Energy

Video: Tropics to see ‘unprecedented’ climates under future warming

05.06.2017
Drought