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UK scientists are warning they may be unable to carry out crucial research on climate change if Donald Trump cuts climate science funding in the US. Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, is quoted in The Guardian today (Tuesday 14 March), talking about the impact that US budget cuts on climate...
Three new high-level appointments are set to consolidate the reputation for world-leading climate research at the University of Leeds and open new routes to policymakers. The Priestley International Centre for Climate welcomes Dr Jason Lowe, Head of Climate Services at the Met Office Hadley Centre, as the first Priestley Chair. Dr Lowe, who is also...
The Arctic is "a bellweather, or a sentinel" for global climate changes in general - and with rapid sea ice melt occurring there, the area is becoming increasingly accessible to researchers and other interested parties, Leeds' Dr Christian März told the BBC's Paul Hudson. With the opening up of the Arctic making the region more accessible to fisheries, shipping...
Professor Paul Routledge of the School of Geography was interviewed by J D Capelouto for Thomson Reuters Foundation News on the subject of climate change and population demographics. The story, which was also run by the Mail Online, follows the publication of a report that says scientists need to take a more nuanced view beyond population...
From rationed lettuces to devastated cricket grounds, the impacts of extreme weather linked to climate change are becoming ever more apparent in the UK, as illustrated by the Climate Coalition's recently published Weather Warning report - and the shortage of Spanish courgettes in British supermarkets this week. The Priestley International Centre for Climate provided the...