Second death in 3 months of a top global warming expert occurs

[Sérénité]

An expert in global warming killed while cycling to work has been described as a "talented scientist" who "had a bright future ahead of her".

Dr Katharine Giles, who worked at University College London (UCL), was involved in a collision with a lorry in central London on Monday.

Her death comes just three months after senior colleague, Professor Seymour Laxon, 49, died in a fall, hitting his head and suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Dr Giles, 35, had done pioneering work on climate change, carrying out important research relating to the Arctic and Antarctic.

The scientist had conducted experiments investigating sea ice thickness, and shown how winds affected the newly-exposed Arctic Ocean.

Head of UCL's earth sciences department, Professor Philip Meredith, told staff and students: "Coming so soon after the accidental death of Katharine's own closest colleague, we are all left with a sense of the outrageous unfairness with which some of our best colleagues have been taken from us.

"Katharine had a bright future ahead of her.

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[Kristin]

Sad news indeed. Thank you for the post.
From the Heart,
Kristin

[Sérénité]

Such a sad loss for her family.
But also to the scientific world, for all the amazing work she could have uncovered in the footsteps of the late Proff Seymour Laxon.
The good and wise are always taken far too soon aren't they, hears hoping her work wasn't in vain.

[Ellisa]

very sad--- just a coincidence I suppose, like the deaths of all those micro-biologists (scientists too) over the years.

[conk]

Posted by Ellisa (here)
very sad--- just a coincidence I suppose, like the deaths of all those micro-biologists (scientists too) over the years.

My first thought too! There were quite a few biologists if I remember correctly. Perhaps over 10, maybe 15 in a short period of time. Some were 'strange' accidents.