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Film aims to create global wave of climate action from COP26

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A climate change film made by a group of over 40 young people from the UK and South Africa during the pandemic is being shown at COP26 today, Monday 8 November. The Ripple Effect, which was supported by a team from the University of Leeds, showcases the lived experiences of the young people and how...

Extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk

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Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide. Over the past decade alone, 3.5 trillion tonnes of ice has melted from the surface of the island and flowed downhill into...

Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26

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A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference. The Scottish city will welcome more than 100 world leaders to COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties, from this weekend until Friday 12 November. The conference marks a key moment...

Climate predictions build resilience in African tea plantations

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Researchers in the UK and Africa have teamed up to help tea producers better understand future climate risks in a bid to reduce crop damage. Kenya and Malawi produce more than half the tea Britons consume, and the crop makes up about 7% of Malawi’s GDP and 4% of Kenya’s. In recent years frosts followed...