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Research reveals 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.
Protecting the Antarctic environment
Researchers from the University of Leeds contributed to a House of Commons committee report about the Antarctic environment, which includes recommendations to the government.
Satellites observe glacier committing “ice piracy”
A glacier in Antarctica is committing “ice piracy” – stealing ice from a neighbour – in a phenomenon that has never been observed in such a short time frame, say scientists.
Forecasting climate tipping points
The Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA) has funded four School of Earth and Environment research projects as part of its Forecasting Tipping Points programme.
Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.