Release Date 26 March 2012

Research from the University of Reading's Walker Institute featured large and loud at the international Planet under Pressure conference in London.

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Walker Institute researchers will be presenting science on a wide range of topics showing the great breadth of climate related research at Reading. Topics include: predicting the speed of climate change; the future of the Indian monsoon; glaciers in Asia; managing the risks from climate hazards such as storms; biofuels and climate resilience and adaptation in India and Africa.

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The Planet under Pressure conference is timed ahead of the UN Rio+20 summit which marks 20 years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, when the world's governments first agreed to protect the planet's climate and biodiversity.

Planet under Pressure will provide a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under and provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 summit.

The Walker Institute for Climate System Research was established by the University of Reading to enhance understanding and improve prediction of the risks and opportunities from our changing climate. Contact: Kathy Maskell, Communications and Publicity, k.maskell@reading.ac.uk, 0118 378 7380.