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Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in megastorm hotspots
Large contrasts in soil moisture levels over a wide area can increase the size and intensity of so-called megastorms which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe.
Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth
Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
Pathways to zero-carbon aviation
Faculty of Environment researchers are uncovering key insights to help decarbonise aviation, bringing their expertise to industry and government.
Forecasting climate tipping points
The Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA) has funded four School of Earth and Environment research projects as part of its Forecasting Tipping Points programme.
Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.