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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 10d

Weather radar is key to our forecasting. From tracking rain and snow to supporting flood alerts, it helps deliver real-time insights communities and decision-makers rely on.

Learn how we use radar to deliver accurate weather observations & forecasts 👇

www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 10d

Join us on Wednesday 15th October to hear Dr Mapenzie Tauzie on 'Negotiating Empowerment: Exploring how women balance agriculture, household responsibilities and social networks in rural Malawi'.

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-eve...

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Women's everyday experiences in Malawi agriculture and social relations

Negotiating Empowerment: Exploring how women balance agriculture, household responsibilities and social networks in rural Malawi

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 10d

A study by PhD researcher Jess Payne (Earth and Environment) found that the depletion of Iran's underwater aquifers is driving the ground to sink rapidly throughout the country. Read more:

Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds

The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 people to the risks of subsidence and freshwater depletion.

www.livescience.com

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 12d

What's the difference between hurricanes, ex-hurricanes and other types of low pressure that occur in the Atlantic or around the world? And why is it so unlikely for a hurricane to hit the UK?

Find out with Aidan 👇

04/10/2024 – The differences between hurricanes and ex-hurricanes – Met Office weather forecast UK

This is a Met Office UK explainer looking at the difference between hurricanes, ex-hurricanes and other types of low pressure that occur in the Atlantic or around the world. Why is it so unlikely for…

www.youtube.com

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 15d

Greatest Hits Radio • 26 September • Broadcast
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated. Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) says climate change makes events like this worse.

Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after 17 killed in Taiwan

The typhoon has now hit southern China after leaving a trail of destruction across the region.

www.bbc.co.uk

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 17d

Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) is quoted considering the possibility of the USA not investing in renewables. Read More:

UN latest: Zelenskyy tells UN 'God saved' Trump from assassination - after US president's 'big shift' on Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been addressing the UN General Assembly after a major reversal on the Ukraine war from Donald Trump yesterday. Watch and follow live below.

news.sky.com

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 17d

Research led by Sally Wilson (Earth and Environment) have increased the number of known active subglacial lakes below Antarctica by more than half to 231. Professor Anna Hogg (Climate & Atmospheric Science) co-author of this study, is quoted. Read more:

85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica

Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica's icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially infl...

phys.org

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 18d

New blog by Ankitha Manohar, PhD student @universityofleeds.bsky.social

During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.

Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...

Fisherman holding up his catch next to a boat in the Philippines

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Priestley Centre for Climate Futures @priestleycentre.bsky.social · 23d

🌍We're thrilled to share that Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre, is heading to New York Climate Week next week to speak on contrails, carbon markets, and the 1.5°C challenge.

Follow for updates about this global collaboration!

#ClimateWeekNYC #PriestleyCentre #UniOfLeeds

Graphic stating 'Power On' with iconic New York buildings in the background

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 22d

Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer (Geophysics and Tectonics) is the author of this piece which discusses the most fundamental properties of the Earth’s inner core. Read more:

Earth’s inner core: nobody knows exactly what it’s made of – now we’ve started to uncover the truth

The Earth’s inner core has long been a total mystery.

theconversation.com

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Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations to Dr Declan Finney, who has been named as one of @ukri.org’s Future Leaders Fellows! 👏

He'll lead research into the use of drones for cloud observation and weather forecasting as part of the prestigious fellowship.

Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Dr Declan Finney awarded UKRI Future Leaders Followship

Dr Finney will lead research into cloud observation to enhance UK weather forecasting and knowledge about cloud-climate interactions as part of the prestigious fellowship.

environment.leeds.ac.uk

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ClimateChangePost @climatechangepost.bsky.social · 24d

Two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer are linked to climate change. The costs of this year’s heat waves, droughts, and floods could rise to more than €120 billion in 2029.

www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-bal...

The balance sheet of this year’s summer: thousands of heat deaths, tens of billions in economic costs

www.climatechangepost.com

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 24d

Despite the cloud and breeze, it's rather warm for some over the next few days with above average temperatures

But a cooler feel will arrive during the weekend

Typical September values are 15-19°C, north to south 🌡️

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25d

Have you seen some sunshine this morning?

Cloud is building in the west, indicating the change to wet and windy conditions tonight ☔

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 25d

Prof Piers Forster (Priestley Centre for Climate Futures) led a major international study which has found that climate change is accelerating, with global warming on track to breach 1.5°C by 2028. He emphasises that rapid emissions cuts could still halve the rate of warming & avert the worst impacts

Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections

They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 25d

Dr Benjamin Mills (Earth and Environment) provides expert insight in Quanta Magazine, explaining that carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of Earth’s climate shifts across the age of animals. Read More:

Climate Extremes Are a Hallmark of the Age of Animals | Quanta Magazine

New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is.

www.quantamagazine.org

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 25d

Professor Dominick Spracklen (Earth and Environment) co-authored a study showing that deforestation in the southern Amazon significantly reduces dry season rainfall by disrupting atmospheric moisture flows—posing serious risks to agriculture, water supplies, & regional climate stability. Read more:

More deforestation leads to a drier dry season, Amazon study finds

In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest loss is reshaping the region’s atmospheric water cycle. As the Amazon Rainf...

news.mongabay.com

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 25d

Are you registered for our two upcoming webinars?

Wednesday 17 September, 12.00-12.40 pm
Speaker: @anzapp.bsky.social Dr Andrea Zappalaglio
Title: 'Role of quality labels on global food sustainability and rural development'
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/role-of-qu...

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 29d

Professor Piers Forster (Priestley Centre) comments on a new report which suggests FIFA may have to consider adjusting the football calendar to reduce the risk of heat - related illnesses.

Heat stress and extreme weather threaten 2026 World Cup, report finds

The 2026 World Cup could be North America’s last without urgent climate adaptation, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats

www.theguardian.com

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 29d

Dr Carly Reddington and Professor Dominick Spracklen (both Earth and Environment) co-authored a study showing that deforestation-induced heat has caused over 500,000 deaths in the tropics over the past 20 years.

Why deforestation is causing heat deaths to soar

Forest loss in tropical regions is causing temperatures to rise, with serious health impacts for indigenous communities

www.scidev.net

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 29d

The forecast for the coming week indicates an unsettled weather regime, with gales, thunderstorms, periods of heavy rain and spells of sunshine.

A warning is currently in place - read more:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · Aug 29

BBC Look North

Dr Sheridan Few (Earth and Environment) is interviewed about an increase in the number of applications for solar farms in Yorkshire. [Clip available online]

BBC One - Look North (Yorkshire) - Clips

Clips from Look North (Yorkshire)

www.bbc.co.uk

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Partners in pollution: The power of science-policy pairing – AirQualityNews

Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) discusses his recent experience in being selected to take part in this year’s Royal Society Pairing Scheme.

Partners in pollution: The power of science-policy pairing

Emily Whitehouse sits down with air quality expert Dr Jim McQuaid, from the University of Leeds, to discuss his recent experience of this year’s Royal Society Pairing Scheme. Over recent months, Dr Ji...

airqualitynews.com

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School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · Aug 29

Further versions of this story have been published by:
- The Indian Express (shorturl.at/Kq18V)
- Newser (shorturl.at/Sf5ZL)
- The Yorkshire Post (PDF available)

School of Earth & Environment Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Magnetic North Pole Is Rapidly Moving Because of Some Blobs

Prof Phil Livermore (Earth & Environment) explains the rapid shift of the magnetic north pole toward Siberia is driven by two massive magnetic blobs in Earth’s outer core, satellite data shows the pole moves around 28 miles per year.

The Magnetic North Pole Is Rapidly Moving Because of Some Blobs

It started in Canada and now it’s inching closer to Siberia. Thanks a lot, blobs.

www.popularmechanics.com