283 results for 'permafrost'
School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Thawing permafrost accelerates greenhouse gas release. ... Permafrost thawing may allow greenhouse gases to escape at a much higher rate than previously thought, and this could further accelerate climate change....
Research and innovation
We are a major international powerhouse for environmental research that has positive impacts on the world we live in. ...
School of Geography
Profile for Professor Paul J. Morris, School of Geography, University of Leeds...
whether there are any feedbacks, such as permafrost thawing, that are not routinely considered....
Life from vents
UK researchers explore hydrothermal vents for potential clues about the evolution of animal life in extreme environments....
shipping lanes to detect the impacts of international regulations on sulphur emissions; made methane measurements in the Arctic Circle to monitor the release of this powerful greenhouse gas from melting permafrosts;...
Advancing gender equality
The Faculty of Environment has been awarded the Athena SWAN bronze award for our work on advancing gender equality across the three schools....
Leeds Forest Observatory
Last week, Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere and Forest (LEAF) Co-Director Dominick Spracklen and Co-ordinator Cat Scott spoke to Made in Leeds about the Forest Observatory coming to Leeds this summer....
School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Profile for Professor Andy Hooper, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, University of Leeds...
SRI Anniversary Alumni Dinner
The Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) will celebrate its 10th birthday in autumn 2014. ...
How far down could life exist?
Rock fragments brought to the seafloor by massive mud volcanoes have given scientists new clues about how far life may extend into the Earth’s interior....
PolarRes
Research projects in the Faculty of Environment...
Permafrost - a permanently frozen layer below the Earth’s surface - is being “degraded” by the warming and in some areas, the scientists warn that it could have an ... The wetlands are a source of methane emissions. Writ...
Book launch 'Enough is Enough'
Join author and lecturer Dan O'Neill as he speaks about the ideas in his new book, Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources....
Record attendance at BCUR
Eight students from the School of Earth and Environment (including 1 alumni) formed part of the 34 strong delegation from the University of Leeds that attended this year’s British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR). ...