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New research has found that instances of severe weather in the UK will increase with every degree of climate change. The study, published in the journal Climatic Change, suggests that the higher the level of global warming, the stronger the projected increase in frequency or severity – or both – of hot weather, droughts and...
Companies affected by floods are working with a ground-breaking project aimed at protecting their future interests. The study, led by the University, was set up to highlight the true monetary cost of flooding to the business sector and local communities. It aims to establish a framework in which insurers work more closely with businesses that...
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...
Two young researchers from the University of Leeds presented alongside leading international and development experts for a world leading university network at the UNFCCC conference in Morocco. Postgraduate and Priestley Centre member Harriet Thew and Masters graduand Phellecitus Montana presented the work at an official side event at COP22 in Marrakech on Saturday 12 November for the Worldwide...
A public event at the University of Leeds will conduct “live” learning with its audience to discover peoples’ responses to flood risk issues. The unusual format, which has been planned around participatory activities to create a two-way exchange, is for an ESRC Festival of Social Sciences special event on Monday 7 November. Researchers will conduct...