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increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica

Research conducted at the University of Leeds has helped to uncover a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica, raising questions about future ice sheet behaviour.

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The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Four split screens all showing the same urban road lined with trees and parked cars. Each are overlayed with different weather and titled: original; snowy; rainy; foggy.

PhD researcher Chenghao Qian has developed WeatherEdit, which builds on real-world simulations to help researchers understand the effects of harsh weather conditions.

A large, modern palace at the end of a long, winding path through rich green land

A team from Leeds is working with Indonesian universities, non-government organisations and government agencies to establish a knowledge network in support of Indonesia’s transition to net zero.

Rising sea water partially submerges a footbridge and has flooded a nearby road. There is an orange caution sign in the foreground.

The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and will be exhausted in a little more than three years at current levels of emissions.