How we developed sign language for ten of the trickiest climate terms

By Audrey Cameron, Chancellor's Fellow, Science Education and BSL, University of Edinburgh

The Conversation is proud to publish this article as British sign language-first in video form with the translation written in full beneath.

Creating British sign language (BSL) signs for abstract climate concepts is very different from tangible objects like animals, but the process is equally fascinating. While a rabbit sign might directly represent its physical appearance, climate concepts require a deep understanding of scientific processes to create meaningful visual representations.

Our sign development process involves a…

Read complete article

~	Women's rights are backsliding left and right in Latin America

~	Preserving the Ch'ol language through theatre and digital media

~	Global: States must negotiate a robust treaty on crimes against humanity after breakthrough resolution

~	Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic

~	A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning

~	Dogecoin is a joke − so what’s behind its rally?

~	US House passes measure that could punish nonprofits Treasury Department decides are ‘terrorist’

~	Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world

~	Manchester United: three ways Ruben Amorim can rebuild the club’s identity and get back to winning ways

~	SADC: Denounce Security Force Violence in Mozambique