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Get serious about deadly wildfire threat to England’s urban areas, warns university expert
An ‘urgent conversation’ is needed about extreme heat and the wildfire risk that could threaten lives in urban areas, a School of Geography expert says.
True size of world's largest tropical peatland revealed for the first time
A new study has mapped the full scale of a vast region of peatland in the heart of the Congo Basin, revealing it to be 15% bigger than previously thought.
University expert warns selling off DR Congo rainforest for oil drilling could be disastrous
Dr Simon Lewis is calling for an international intervention to stop an immense area of rainforest from being auctioned off by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
University and Asda announce data partnership
Asda and the University have joined forces to better understand pressing societal challenges such as nutrition, environmental and health issues through a strategic data partnership.
Building better ice stupas
Professor Duncan Quincey comments on how an automated system could help communities in building ice stupas