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Climate change could increase arable land

Climate change could expand the agricultural feasibility of the global boreal region by 44 per cent by the end of the century, according to new research.

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Professor Lindsay Stringer receives Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award

The School of Earth and Environment is pleased to congratulate Professor Lindsay Stringer, for receiving the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award for their research on improving land quality.

Glaciologists from the University of Leeds in the Himalayas.

Glaciologists return to drill the world's highest glacier

School of Geography glaciologists are set to return to the Himalayas, a year on from a successful mission to drill through the world’s highest glacier.

water@leeds scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new global index that identifies water supplied from peatlands as a significant source of drinking water for the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Peatland contributions to UK water security

Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK’s water supply, warn scientists.

Dry times in the Amazon add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

As the climate changes, the Amazon Basin may release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than it absorbs, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.