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The map shows the number of premature deaths prevented each year due to the introduction of European Union (EU) policies and new technologies to reduce air pollution. The numbers given are for a 4km by 4km grid square.

Air quality success, but what about the impact of Brexit?

At a seminar in Brussels later today [Tuesday, 11 October], the role of EU policy in improving air quality will be praised, at a time when such policies face an uncertain future because of the result

Tina Nakashole from University of Leeds on fieldwork looking at the old rock bed of the Orange river in Namibia.

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Travel Behaviour Response to Major Disruptions

The current focus of transportation policy around disruptive events is to adopt an engineering resilience-oriented approach, focusing on returning assets to good workable order as soon as possible.

CryoSat image. Credit: Planetary Visions

CryoSat-2 Maps Recent Ice Loss from Greenland

Dr Mal McMillan from UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds is lead author on a new paper that maps the detailed pattern of recent ice loss from Greenland Ice Sheet.

Report highlights urgent risks for the UK from climate change

The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK and urgent action is needed, concludes a report published today.