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CryoSat-2 Maps Recent Ice Loss from Greenland
Dr Mal McMillan from UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds is lead author on a new paper that maps the detailed pattern of recent ice loss from Greenland Ice Sheet....
New ozone-destroying gases on the rise
Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are contributing to ozone depletion....
Breathing life into our planet and others
A new study has produced a detailed estimation for when there was enough oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere to support large land-based life, such as dinosaurs and eventually humans....
Turkish fault reveals seismic steadiness
Satellite data has shed new light on seismic hazard in one of the world’s most deadly earthquake zones....
Watch the big polar glaciers moving for first time
Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling has launched the ice sheet outlet glacier velocity service using satellite data....
CryoSat gives best 3D view of Antarctica yet
A new map of Antarctica, available to download from today, is providing the most accurate three-dimensional view of the continent to date....
Update on the Larsen-C iceberg breakaway
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month....
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
The Faculty of Environment at the University of Leeds has jumped again in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject....
Exploring imagination in the curriculum
Exploring imagination in the curriculum...
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017
The School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds has had another successful year in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject....
AGU Honour for excellent geodynamics research
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Satellites track vanishing Antarctic ice
Monitoring Antarctica from space has revealed how its ice is being lost to the oceans, providing crucial insight into the continent’s response to a warming climate....
Agreement targets Indonesian deforestation
Working together to secure a sustainable future for Indonesian rainforests is one of the objectives for a new agreement between the University of Leeds and Bogor Agricultural University....
A robotic revolution for urban nature
Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife....
Global ice loss increases at record rate
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research....