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UK scientists to explore Arctic Ocean to measure climate change threat

A new £10 million research programme to investigate how the Arctic Ocean is changing kicks off today (Friday 30 June 2017) with its first research expedition to the Barents Sea. Over 20 researchers from 16 UK research institutes, including the University of Leeds, will join forces to understand the knock on effects of rapid warming…

Arctic seafloor sediment key to atmospheric carbon recycling

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…

Leeds wins share of £10m funding to investigate the changing Arctic Ocean floor

The University of Leeds is part of a £10m NERC research programme to investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean. The Leeds project, headed by Dr Christian März, will study the Changing Artic Ocean Seafloor (ChAOS) and is one of four linked projects involving 16 institutions funded by the UK research programme. The…