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Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, according to a major international report published today. For the past three years, Leeds researchers have worked with hundreds of experts from across the world to deliver the Intergovernmental...
According to a new study, thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the invisible, lung cancer-causing gas radon. Professor Paul Glover from the University of Leeds and his co-author suggest that permafrost has historically acted as a protective barrier, blocking radon from travelling to the...
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests. A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have discovered that more than 90% of tropical coral reefs will suffer frequent heat stress – their number one threat – even under Paris Agreement climate warming...
Ian Brooks, Professor of Boundary Layer Processes in the School of Earth and Environment, has been awarded the Polar Medal. The Polar Medal is awarded by Her Majesty the Queen to people who have given valued service in the polar regions. The award recognises Professor Brooks’ outstanding contribution to our understanding of atmosphere-ocean interactions in...
There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach climate targets, a new report warns. Tackling the climate crisis should involve those knowledgeable in the arts, business owners, farmers, landowners, developers and investors, the study says. The...