Profile
Chloe Brimicombe
My CV
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Education:
The Piggott School
Aberystwyth University
Kings College London
University of Reading -
Qualifications:
12 GCSEs including maths, english lit, english language, geography, history and computing
3 A-Levels Physics, Maths and Geography
Joint Honours BSc Computer Science and Physical Geography
MSc Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy
Currently PhD Researcher in Environmental Science -
Work History:
– Retail Assistant
– Meteorology Work Experience
– Student Ambassador
(now I do many mini jobs as well as my PhD)
– Teaching Assistant
– Event Assistant
-Research Assistant
-Social Media Assistant -
Current Job:
Currently PhD Researcher in Environmental Climate Science – Pan-African Heatwave Health Hazard Forecasting at the University of Reading
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About Me:
Hi, I’m Chloe an Environmental Climate Science Researcher at the University of Reading, specialising in heatwaves.
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I live at home in Reading, Berkshire🏡. I love to go walking with my friends and in the summer wild swimming 🏊‍. When I am not researching or out and about, I help organise Climate Change campaigns with a group of young people 🌞 (18-30s) across the UK. My pronouns are she/her.
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What’s your project about?: I research hot weather and how it impacts us in the UK and people in Africa. And how climate change effects this.
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I research heatwaves – a period of 3 or more days of above average temperatures in the summer and the impacts of this.
Impacts include more people dying especially the over 65s, increased admission to hospital and reduced work more so in outdoor workers.
In Africa there is not as much information on heatwaves because it’s a ‘data desert’ – there is not a lot of data avaliable. My project in part helps to address this by giving us more information.
With Climate Change, heatwaves increase in intensity (how hot it gets), frequency (how often they occur) and duration (how long they last). In the UK by 2050 we could regularly experience 40C in the summer and parts of Africa could be inhabitable, but this is the worst case scenario.
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My Typical Day:
I get up and get ready. Then I open my computer and start coding, reading and writing. Some days I have meetings about my work, these make me nervous.
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What’s your project about?: I research hot weather and how it impacts us in the UK and people in Africa. And how climate change effects this.
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Read more
I research heatwaves – a period of 3 or more days of above average temperatures in the summer and the impacts of this.
Impacts include more people dying especially the over 65s, increased admission to hospital and reduced work more so in outdoor workers.
In Africa there is not as much information on heatwaves because it’s a ‘data desert’ – there is not a lot of data avaliable. My project in part helps to address this by giving us more information.
With Climate Change, heatwaves increase in intensity (how hot it gets), frequency (how often they occur) and duration (how long they last). In the UK by 2050 we could regularly experience 40C in the summer and parts of Africa could be inhabitable, but this is the worst case scenario.
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How will your work shape the future?:
My work will inform the further development of heatwave health early warning systems – these help to prepare us for heatwaves and hot weather.
Also, my work raises awareness of heat risks because they are invisible. I write blogs and news articles.
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Do you have any extra resources?:
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
outdoorsy heatwave researcher
What did you want to be after you left school?
Glaciologist (Ice researcher)
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, I was involved in spreading a rumour a teacher had got sacked (they weren't)
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Coldplay
What's your favourite food?
Pancakes
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