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Trees in urban areas are highly effective in reducing harmful heat exposure and improving outdoor comfort in cities, according to a new study led by Priestley members. Weather measurements in Leeds have shown that many green spaces, such as parks, gardens and forests, were cooler than surrounding urban environments, also known as grey spaces. Treescapes...
A new open-access book, developed through the Priestley Climate Scholars programme at the University of Leeds, brings together diverse perspectives on one of society's greatest challenges: how to build fairer and more sustainable climate futures. Climate Futures Across Disciplines: A Next Generation Approach, co-edited by Professor Richard Beardsworth, Professor Viktoria Spaiser and Susan Ann Samuel,...
The Earth’s temperature has been much cooler in the past than previously thought, meaning it could be moving towards the warmest it’s ever been. Research at the University used a new method of measurement to understand how warm the Earth’s temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period – from around 540 million years ago to...
Releasing beavers as part of a trial in the North York Moors has helped to reduce downstream flooding and enhance biodiversity according to new research from the University of Leeds. Two beavers were released in 2019 into an enclosure in Cropton Forest where natural flood management had already taken place to try to reduce...
An early warning system that detects increasing levels of climate impacts is being developed by academics, insurance industry partners and the Met Office. Using decision games and storylines, the researchers will also create models of how insurers and reinsurers would respond to different levels of climate change, now and in the future. Making sure that...