Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years which show that wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.
A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit.
The University of Leeds is collaborating with institutions in Ghana to combat climate challenges and nurture the next generation of scientists.
Ministers must work with unions to make the journey to net zero fair for workers, and guarantee good jobs for those leaving carbon heavy industries for a new green economy, say researchers.
Meteorological experts and students are working together to improve early warnings of severe thunderstorms in Southern Africa.
Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland – no matter where they are in the country – says new research.
Up to 41% of Britons holidaying abroad could travel by rail instead of air to cut down on carbon emissions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.
A project to protect the world’s second largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the Government.
Humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution and the start of large-scale carbon emissions, according to new research.
Over three quarters of people believe climate change is a serious threat to the United Kingdom according to the results of a representative survey by researchers at the University of Leeds.