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Scientists track rapid retreat of Antarctic glacier

Published
29 November 2023
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Global
Science
Environment

Scientists are warning that apparently stable glaciers in the Antarctic can “switch very rapidly” and lose large quantities of ice as a result of warmer seas.

Image shows an lowland open valley with a stream running through. There is just one tree and a lot of moorland tussock.

Replanting lost woodlands cuts the risk of extreme flooding

Published
17 November 2023
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Working with our region
Science
Environment
Research

Pioneering research will for the first time monitor how the creation of England’s biggest new native woodland could help stave off the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding.

View taken from above the tree canopy at the Desta coffee plantation in Ethiopia. It shows the top of the tree canopy.

Forests are vital to help reduce atmospheric CO2 

Published
13 November 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

If the world’s natural forests are allowed to grow and mature rather than being cut down, 226 billion tonnes of carbon could be taken out of the atmosphere, according to a major international study.  

A large iceberg floating in the sea in Disko Bay, Greenland. The iceberg stands tall above the sea, posing a hazard to nearby maritime traffic

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Published
9 November 2023
Categories
Technology
Science
Environment
Research

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.

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Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming rapidly closing

Published
30 October 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

Humanity is rapidly reaching the limit for how much additional carbon can be emitted into the atmosphere to keep global warming within 1.5 °C, according to a new research.

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Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves are smaller

Published
13 October 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.

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Investing in carbon removal

Published
28 September 2023
Categories
Environment
Business & Economy
Working with business

A spinout company from the University of Leeds has received investment to scale up its pioneering carbon dioxide removal technology.