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Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists. A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters such as the trio...
The University of Leeds continues to explore the potential for geothermal energy to help decarbonise the University campus, the Yorkshire region and the wider UK. In 2024, this involved a campaign of geothermal drilling beneath campus to gather huge amounts of data on the energy potential for a geothermal system to provide heating and cooling...
A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting point The expedition will take them into the Western Cwm, where they believe that intense radiation from the...
A scientist from the University of Leeds has joined an international team responding to the global loss of glaciers. Professor Jonathan Carrivick from the School of Geography has joined 36 other world-leading researchers on the newly formed Glacier Stewardship Programme (GSP). The initiative aims to face up to the challenge of safeguarding the planet’s glaciers, mitigating...
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. In the past “unjust” transitions have created major regional inequalities – with former mining communities still recovering from closures over 40 years ago...