News - TerraFIRMA

June 23, 2026

Large-scale seaweed cultivation study highlights opportunities and challenges for carbon removal

A new study led by NOC scientists has highlighted both the potential and the trade-offs of using large-scale macroalgae (seaweed) cultivation to capture carbon and help tackle climate change....

June 19, 2026

White Paper: Bridging the Gap: How EU climate research projects can better support Early-Career Researchers

A White Paper on “Bridging the Gap: How EU climate research projects can better support Early-Career Researchers (ECRs)” has recently been published....

June 10, 2026

TerraFIRMA General Assembly, BAS, May 2026

This year’s TerraFIRMA General Assembly took place successfully at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge on 19 –20 May....

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May 01, 2026

TerraFIRMA and UKESM at EGU26

TerraFIRMA and UKESM researchers will take part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU26) from Sunday 3 May until Friday 8 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria....

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April 09, 2026

Rapid Evaluation Framework launched

The Rapid Evaluation Framework (REF) was launched in March at the CMIP Community Workshop 2026 in Japan. This free-to-use tool enables scientists to rapidly assess how accurately climate models represent the real world....

October 23, 2025

The State of Wildfires 2024–2025 report published

Climate change is driving more frequent and intense extreme wildfires around the world, posing more risks and impacts to human health and the environment. The State of Wildfires 2024–2025 report was released on 16 October 2025, supported by the TerraFIRMA project....

May 29, 2025

TerraFIRMA General Assembly, Met Office, May 2025

This year’s TerraFIRMA General Assembly was held successfully at the Met Office in Exeter on 14 and 15 May. Approximately 54 participants attended in-person, while another 20 joined online. The programme featured science talks and posters from across the breadth of TerraFIRMA, along with progress updates, breakout groups sessions, and discussions on ideas for potential future funding....

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May 02, 2025

Integrating Land Surface Modelling and Machine Learning for Wildfire Prediction

In an era of AI, why does explainable machine learning still matter for wildfire prediction? ECMWF scientist Joe McNorton explores how transparency in machine learning is vital for understanding and predicting the worlds emerging extreme fire crisis. ...

April 16, 2025

TerraFIRMA at EGU25

TerraFIRMA researchers will be taking part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU25) from Sunday 27 April until Friday 2 May 2025. ...