Media & speaking
Interviews, public explainers and teaching on Arctic change, sea ice, the atmosphere and quantitative climate questions.
Radio & long-form interviews
Rebecca Hersher interviews Richard about Arctic amplification, sea-ice loss and the challenge for climate models. Independent expert comment on a study by other researchers.
Listen / read ↗A long-form conversation with host Bob Grove about Arctic sea ice and climate-system change. Approximately 50 minutes.
Listen / read ↗Public explanation
An institutional video explaining urban heat islands, surface properties, moisture and the role of vegetation.
View explainer ↗Editorial coverage by Jane Braxton Little drawing on day/night warming research.
View explainer ↗Speaking & teaching
Teaching at the 2026 international summer school in Svalbard on Arctic amplification and its physical consequences.
Event & context ↗A scientific presentation at Beyond Sea Ice Area, bringing observational and modelling communities together.
Event & context ↗International summer school, Svalbard2026 · Lecturer on the physical Arctic climate system Context ↗
University of Glasgow2017 · Invited lecture in the Ecology department lecture series Context ↗
University of BergenFrom 2019 in the institutional CV · External examining in atmospheric dynamics and environmental turbulence Context ↗
Arctic climate summer and winter schools2018–2019 · Invited teaching in India and St Petersburg Context ↗
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