Press releaseThursday 17 August 2017
Seismic surveys challenge the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term, says a new study published in Science Advances. A team of scientists, including Dr Adam Booth from the University of Leeds, have carried out seismic surveys around a surface lake on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Their surveys…
Press releaseFriday 30 June 2017
A new £10 million research programme to investigate how the Arctic Ocean is changing kicks off today (Friday 30 June 2017) with its first research expedition to the Barents Sea. Over 20 researchers from 16 UK research institutes, including the University of Leeds, will join forces to understand the knock on effects of rapid warming…
In the mediaFriday 1 April 2016
The winter extent of Arctic sea ice is the smallest on record but we need to measure the volume too for the complete picture says University of Leeds’ Professor Andy Shepherd, senior advisor to the European Cryosat mission, in an interview for BBC News Science and Environment (29.03.16). Asked whether 2016 was likely to succeed 2013’s…
