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Amazon floodplain trees emit as much methane as all Earth’s oceans combined

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An international team of environmental scientists, including Dr Emanuel Gloor from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds, have discovered that trees growing in the Amazon floodplains surrounding the Amazon River emit as much methane into the atmosphere as all of the world’s oceans. The study, led by scientists from The...

More methane in the mix: could cows bust the carbon budget?

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A new study has revealed that methane emissions from global agriculture in 2011 were 11 per cent higher than previous estimates. The research used data from new agricultural practices in the IPCC’s 2006 model, which was used to simulate future methane emissions. Changes in livestock size, growth and feed, as well as manure management, have contributed to the...

Unrepresentative greenhouse gas inventories put Paris Agreement at risk

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Can we trust greenhouse gas inventories? As global levels of methane continue to rise, an investigation by the BBC’s Environment correspondent, Matt McGrath raised serious concerns about the Paris Agreement when it revealed that methane from human and biogenic sources was not being measured accurately by countries – or at all in tropical regions. As well...

Handmade volcanoes and tornadoes prove “Terrific” talking points

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A tornado in a bottle and volcanoes erupting bicarbonate of soda “lava” proved popular at The Great Yorkshire Show, where they gave Leeds researchers Lindsay Bennett and Cat Scott an opportunity to talk about science. The researchers, who were demonstrating the handmade props with nothing more technical than pop bottles and lemons for the BBC’s Terrific Scientific  investigations,...

Media interest mounts over Antarctica’s imminent iceberg calving

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The imminent* calving of a 6,000 square-kilometre chunk of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf has caused a buzz of interest in the global media, with University of Leeds’ Dr Anna Hogg widely quoted. The story of the “giant ‘white wanderer’ poised to break free” was covered by Jonathan Amos for the BBC (5 July), with...