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Rainfall triggers extreme humid heat in tropics and subtropics

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Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can damage human health. The team, from the University of Leeds and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology has provided the first ever analysis of how patterns of...

Minister is Climate Ambassador number 1,000

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The Minister for Early Years, Stephen Morgan MP, who leads on sustainability at the Department for Education, has become the UK’s 1,000th Climate Ambassador. The Climate Ambassadors programme, regionally hosted by the University of Leeds and funded by the government, links experts working on climate and sustainability with education professionals to provide them with free...

Enhancing weather warnings in Ghana

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The University of Leeds is collaborating with institutions in Ghana to combat climate challenges and nurture the next generation of scientists. Researchers are working to improve storm prediction for Ghana's energy sector, developing and deploying new ground-based observation systems for lightning. The energy sector in Ghana will benefit from tailored warnings as it is vulnerable...

Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth

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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

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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...