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Tyndall

American  
[tin-dl] / ˈtɪn dl /

noun

  1. John, 1820–93, English physicist.

  2. Mount, a mountain in S central California, in the Sierra Nevada near Mount Whitney. 14,018 feet (4,273 meters).


Tyndall British  
/ ˈtɪndəl /

noun

  1. John. 1820–93, Irish physicist, noted for his work on the radiation of heat by gases, the transmission of sound through the atmosphere, and the scattering of light

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It is partly due to soft geology, according to Prof Robert Nicholls, an expert in climate adaptation at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

From BBC

Although Manly credited USC with recognizing the harm to Tyndall’s patients and paying accordingly, he said the university — like other institutions — still faced a culture that can look at those raising concerns as a problem.

From Los Angeles Times

“He had no problem advancing the others,” said attorney Mike Arias, who worked on the Tyndall litigation and now says he is representing about 200 plaintiffs suing L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“That's the bit we're trying to do ourselves. And every festival we go to, we try to encourage the promoters to look at the technology we've employed and we show them the Tyndall report.”

From BBC

The team, from the Schools of Environmental Sciences, Global Development and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA, analysed national climate strategies for 71 countries.

From Science Daily