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Rock dust on croplands could draw two billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere
Amajor new study shows adding rock dust to farmland could remove the carbon dioxide equivalent of more than the current total emissions from global aviation and shipping combined....
Deforestation may cause over a third of heat-related deaths in tropical regions
Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown....
Reduced rainfall in tropics linked to deforestation
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research....
Deforestation linked to tropical temperature rises, online map shows
Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of Leeds....
Rethink the economy to tackle climate crisis
Research into global climate models by leading international academics shows that current economic policies are in danger of leading nations away from emission and global warming targets....
Climate change 'a mounting threat to our wellbeing'
Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today....
Professor Lindsay Stringer receives Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award
Professor Lindsay Stringer receives Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award The School of Earth and Environment is pleased to congratulate Professor Lindsay Stringer, for receiving the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award for her research...
AI to monitor changes to globally important glacier
AI to monitor changes to globally important glacier...
Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency
Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency ...
Dynamic oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution
Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have “fluctuated wildly” one billion years ago, creating conditions that could have accelerated the development of early animals, say researchers....
Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C
Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C...
Leeds staff, alumni & students guide on Malawian Climate Adaptation Options
Climate change impacts are being felt the world over, but nowhere more so than sub-Saharan Africa....
Antheia: Multi-decadal monitoring of open water cover on northern peatlands
Research projects in the Faculty of Environment...