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Weather forecasters in Africa are getting access to satellite data that will allow them to track the path and severity of developing storms – and reduce the death toll from extreme weather events. An initiative called African SWIFT has enabled meteorologists to make accurate, hour-by-hour forecasts as severe weather approaches, a technique known as ‘nowcasting’ –...
A team of international experts, including CREDS researchers at the University of Leeds, screened nearly 7,000 studies from across the globe to develop a list of the most effective changes to household consumption to cut our carbon footprints. Household activities account for around two-thirds of global greenhouse gases. As governments begin to plan for recovery...
The Met Office is joining forces with two more leading UK universities to tackle the key research challenges related to weather prediction and a changing climate. The Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) is a cluster of research excellence that brings together the Met Office and leading UK Universities in weather and climate science, to advance the...
Two University of Leeds professors from the Priestley International Centre for Climate have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society in recognition of substantial contributions to their fields. Professor Oliver Phillips of the School of Geography and Professor John Plane of the School of Chemistry are among 62 exceptional scientists from around the world to have...
Researchers at the Priestley Centre have joined a coalition of experts calling on organisations to uphold four key principles for nature-based solutions. Nature-based solutions include actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural ecosystems that simultaneously improve biodiversity and enhance human well being. The statement, signed by over 60 experts in science, development, conservation and civil...