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Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth
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...
Positive results from campus geothermal drilling
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...
Research to explore why Everest glacier is so warm
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...
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Turning waste into energy: Our journey in biohydrogen product
Uganda’s capital Kampala, like most cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, is faced with a significant burden of poorly managed waste which is having detrimental effects on...
Diplomat for a Day: Lessons from Leeds’ Own Climate Diplomat
As part of the Priestley Climate Scholars programme, I was given the opportunity to take part in a masterclass with Leeds alum Daniel Bradley, who is...
Will the UK’s proposed long-term emissions strategy get us to net zero?
The UK government’s official advisory Climate Change Committee (CCC) has now published its recommendations for the country’s “seventh carbon budget”, covering the period from 2038...