29 results for 'permafrost'
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...
Budgeting for our future climate
A new framework provides a robust scientific tool for researchers, policymakers and industry to calculate remaining global carbon budgets....
climate system, including ocean and continental warming, permafrost thawing, ice loss, and sea level rise.” Consistent with the increase in the Earth’s energy imbalance, the rate of global...
released from extensive permafrost melting....
level rise, ocean warming, ice loss, and permafrost thawing....
Veslemannen instability: modelling, forecasting and back analysis
Veslemannen instability: modelling, forecasting and back analysis...
Lightning is the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage
Lightning is the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage ...
Major climate report shows Earth is getting hotter faster
Strong and consistent evidence shows that the entire climate system is continuing to heat, driving rapid global warming....
Taking UK airborne research to new heights
Taking UK airborne research to new heights...
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting and being replaced by vegetation
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting - and being replaced by vegetation ...
Avoiding fossil-fuel “lock-in” could help limit global temperature rise
New research, led by the University of Leeds, suggests there is a 64% chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels if fossil fuel infrastructure is immediately phased out. ...
PEGASUS: Producing EnerGy and preventing hAzards from SUrface water Storage in Peru
Research projects in the Faculty of Environment...
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...
Antheia: Multi-decadal monitoring of open water cover on northern peatlands
Research projects in the Faculty of Environment...