{"id":4115,"date":"2019-10-23T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2019-10-23T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:36:16","slug":"alumni-team-show-their-stripes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2019\/10\/23\/alumni-team-show-their-stripes\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Team Show Their Stripes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Laura Davis, Trust and Foundation Officer at Reading, rocked a custom-made climate stripes dress at the recent climate strike in Oxford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laura, who has worked in the Alumni and Supporter Engagement Office since 2015, had the fabric for her fabulous dress custom-printed using the iconic climate stripes<\/a> graphic created by University of Reading climate scientist, Professor Ed Hawkins. The striking graphic has hit the headlines recently, appearing on the front pages of both The Guardian<\/em> and The Economist.<\/em><\/p>\n

Communicating science creatively<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To create the fabric, Laura used a company called Spoonflower who use eco-friendly, water-based pigment inks and dyes that produce very little waste. An experienced dressmaker, she then cut, stitched and assembled the dress herself.<\/p>\n

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Laura was excited to combine her two passions of science and creative design, relishing her role in bringing climate science to life to start important conversations. She praised Professor Hawkins \u201cfor giving people the tools to communicate science creatively.”<\/p>\n

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Laura added: \u201cOne of the most exciting things about my job at the University of Reading is the exposure we have to first class, world-leading climate science research.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She received a hugely positive reaction to her dress from people on the Oxford climate strike on 20 September, as well as on social media. She has plans to create a second dress based on another of Professor Hawkins climate graphics, the climate spirals<\/a>, that featured in the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. Her climate stripes dress also took pride of place on the Extinction Rebellion stand during this year\u2019s Freshers\u2019 Week at Reading. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Climate stripes graphics go viral<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The climate stripes plot average temperatures for each year since 1850 and\u00a0visually demonstrate how temperatures have risen\u00a0in every corner of the globe. Blue stripes represent cooler temperatures and red stripes represent hotter years.\u00a0The thick band of\u00a0deep\u00a0red stripes\u00a0that appear on\u00a0the\u00a0right-hand\u00a0side\u00a0of the graphics act\u00a0as a stark warning of how human action has contributed to\u00a0a heating up of the climate over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In June 2019, Reading held a week long\u00a0#madeatreading<\/a>\u00a0celebration of its world-class environmental research\u00a0and action, which culminated in a Show Your Stripes Day to raise awareness of the\u00a0pervasive reality of\u00a0global warming. Shareable graphics are available to\u00a0download<\/a>\u00a0for use on social channels, and a striking range of climate stripes clothing was designed and is still available to\u00a0buy online<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The iconic stripes were downloaded a million times in their first week, and as well as appearing on national newspaper front covers, they have since adorned the main stage at Reading Festival and been featured on TV weather bulletins, a Tesla car and even a German tram.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Professor Hawkins, was awarded the\u00a0Kavli Medal and Lecture 2018<\/a>\u00a0by The Royal Society for his significant contribution to understanding and quantifying natural climate variability and long-term climate change, and for actively communicating climate science and its various implications to broader audiences:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would urge anyone who cares about the future of our planet to check out the stripes for their region and share it with others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“It\u2019s a powerful way to show what we humans have already done to the climate in our respective home countries. If\u00a0we want to\u00a0avoid\u00a0heating up our homes even further, we must act quickly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Laura attests, when it comes to communicating the impact of climate change; \u201cthe climate stripes image is unarguable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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