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Study the Earth from its core to the atmosphere with one of the largest groups of Earth, Environmental & Social Scientists in the UK & Internationally.

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Ever wondered what challenges need to be addressed to shape a more sustainable, fair & resilient food system for all? At the @universityofleeds.bsky.social, our researchers are working on real-world solutions to some of the biggest food system challenges. youtu.be/KmFR8PtcopI?...
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Global Food and Environment Institute: What are the food system challenges our researchers focus on?
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The recording for yesterday's webinar: 'System complexity social inequality & One Health in southern African food' by Professor Stephen Whitfield is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/LtzTPrQZbiU?... #FoodSecurity #OneHealth #SouthernAfrica #Food #FoodSystems
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Prof Stephen Whitfield | System complexity social inequality & One Health in southern African food
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Are you registered for our free webinar this Wed (20th)? Speaker: Prof Stephen Whitfield Time: 12.00-12.40pm BST Title: 'System Complexity, Social Inequality and One Health Consequences in Neo-Liberal Food Systems Transformations in Southern Africa' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/system-com... 👇
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Introducing our new short series ‘Five Minutes With...’, where we invite you to spend 5 min with one of our researchers. Each edition gives you a quick look into the work of one of our researchers. Our 1st feature spotlights Gleb Yakubov, Professor of Food Biopolymers at University of Leeds 👇
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join our June webinar: Wed 17 June, 12.00-12.40pm BST. 'Sustainable edible and active food packaging' by Prof Megan Povey is not to be missed. Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabl... Free and open to all. Registration required.
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join us on Wed 20 May, 12.00-12.40pm (BST) to hear from Prof Stephen Whitfield on 'System Complexity, Social Inequality and One Health Consequences in Neo-Liberal Food Systems Transformations in Southern Africa'. 👇
Avocados growing on a tree
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Prof. George Holmes at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social will be working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for the next 12 months on their landscape recovery policy. Read about the new Innovation Fellowships cohort on our latest news story: bit.ly/4uVSuJg
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Free tomorrow 12:00–12:40pm? Dr Peter Yiga will present 'Food environment transitions in southern Africa – impact on dietary patterns', exploring how social groups access food & agri‑food policies shape experiences in Zambia. Includes a Q&A. Free & open to all: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978294667...
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
New paper by Dr @rogercre.bsky.social & colleagues expose hidden risks in global food system. Shows how food‑trade globalisation makes some regions more vulnerable to production shocks, plus their tool estimating how much countries must boost reserves of any food category to withstand 20% of shocks👇
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Dr Laura Gregory @drlauragregory.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We are recruiting a new head of school! This is an exciting opportunity to join us at University of Leeds in @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social - please check out the advert and get in touch if you are interested! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Head of School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
The University of Leeds was established in 1904 and is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK. It is renowned globally for the quality of its education and research across a huge b...
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Dr Effie Papargyropoulou and Sonja Woodcock recently attended the Oxford Real Farming Conference @orfc.bsky.social. They have written a short reflective overview of their experience and the key messages they left with. 👉 medium.com/globalfoodle... #ORFC2026 Photo credit: Hugh Warwick
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Our winter newsletter is out now! 🚜 - University of Leeds Research Farm updates 🖊️ - Blog by Dr Richard Grayson on soil carbon sequestration 📣 - Upcoming events open for registration (free!) 👩‍💻 - Study with us sway.cloud.microsoft/nRC1dk4CLqKm...
Snowy country lane. Sheep being herded by farmer in jeep
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Yorkshire iCASP - University of Leeds @yorkshireicasp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Have you been flooded or do you live in a community in West Yorkshire at risk of flooding? If so please take part in an online survey by @huddersfielduni.bsky.social to provide flood victims with the vital mental health support they need It's a WYFLIP project led by @kirkleescouncil.bsky.social
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Register for 'Food environment transitions in southern Africa-impact on dietary patterns' on Wed 18th March, 12 - 12.40pm, by Dr Peter Yiga. Food environments in southern Africa show a mixed pattern of malnutrition - nutrient gaps & stunted growth, as well as rising overweight & obesity👇
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
'Measuring adaptation to climate change: #COP30 will push world leaders to think deeply about food and climate' by @martinp556.bsky.social Explores how researchers are supporting climate change adaptation measurements through food system research medium.com/globalfoodle...
aftermath of flash flooding in a field of crops. Muddy water and destroyed crops
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Today & tomorrow at #COP30: discussions on food, agriculture & equity. @martinp556.bsky.social blog shares how University of Leeds researchers are supporting climate change adaptation measures via food system research, & how research might reveal further indicators for leaders to consider 👇
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Dr Laura Gregory @drlauragregory.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Fieldwork, labwork, earthquakes and more!! Get in touch if you're interested in doing a PhD with me @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social Please share, and check out details here: yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
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The inner workings of the earthquake cycle: New insight from integrating Quaternary fault activity, microstructures, and geophysics - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Summary Fault activity is now known to be highly dynamic, with observable spatial and temporal variability in earthquake recurrence and the style of fault slip. This exciting project explores the unde...
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Leeds Alumni @leedsalumni.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Thousands of visitors flocked to see the impressive light displays on campus as part of Light Night Leeds this week💡✨ Including a breathtaking collaboration with alum and composer Ilan Eshkeri. Read more about Ilan's return to Leeds: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Can planting hedgerows help prevent flooding? Join us on 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi. Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water. 👇
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Professor Amanda Maycock (Earth and Environment) explains how extreme sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific could influence UK weather this winter. Amanda describes how atmospheric wave patterns and moisture-rich air masses may lead to colder conditions across Europe.
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Mysterious 'warm blob' breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The most effective and equitable agroecological approach needs to have many voices represented when shaping agricultural policy and agendas. Researchers need to ensure they include alternative voices, knowledge and experiences 👇 #Agroecology #Agriculture
People gather outside around a screen to see the film screening in Ghana of the films recorded as part of the research
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Professor Piers Forster (Priestley Centre) is quoted on the persistent rise in fossil fuel emissions as the key driver of record CO₂ levels. He warns that emissions remain at an all-time high and are not yet declining.
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CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Professor Andrew McCaig (Earth and Environment) is quoted in coverage of a record-breaking ocean drilling mission that extracted a 1,268-metre core near the Earth's mantle.
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Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle’s Door
The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) is quoted responding to claims that a proposed Lincolnshire poultry farm would emit PM2.5 pollution comparable to the M25. He said the comparison was “reasonable” and warned that such particles can enter the bloodstream, posing health risks.
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Toynton chicken farm 'will pollute air like M25' report claims
Villagers say they are
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Dr Carly Reddington (Earth & Environment) is quoted discussing research she conducted alongside Professor Dominick Spracklen (Earth and Environment) which links forest loss to increased local temperatures and mortality, especially among vulnerable rural populations.
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Forest clearing in South-east Asia causes more heat-related deaths than in other tropical places
Each year, 15,680 rural residents die of heat-related complications worsened by deforestation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The effective implementation of agroecological principles requires collaboration. Equitable partnerships—across academia, farmers, policymakers, investors, and civil society—are key to enabling innovation and impact. #WorldFoodDay 👇
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/10/2025
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...
Graphic for Met Office blog post dated 01 October 2025. The image shows Earth from space with sunlight illuminating the horizon. Text reads: 'How the Met Office uses radar to deliver accurate weather observations and forecasts.' The Met Office logo appears in the top left corner.
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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:
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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.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 29/09/2025
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 👇
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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…
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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.
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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.
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) is quoted considering the possibility of the USA not investing in renewables. Read More:
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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.
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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:
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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...
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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 · 18/09/2025
🌍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
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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:
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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.
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Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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...
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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.
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ClimateChangePost @climatechangepost.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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...
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The balance sheet of this year’s summer: thousands of heat deaths, tens of billions in economic costs
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 17/09/2025
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 · 16/09/2025
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, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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
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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.
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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:
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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.
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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:
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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...
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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.
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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
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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.
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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
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 12/09/2025
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, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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]
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BBC One - Look North (Yorkshire) - Clips
Clips from Look North (Yorkshire)
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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.
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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...
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School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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.
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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.
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