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Saltmarshes are net ‘sinks’ of carbon dioxide, according to pioneering research led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). A year’s data from our flux tower on the Ribble Estuary in ...
The Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) dataset is now available. This contains publicly available daily river flow data for 2,386 gauging ...
Thousands of hectares of farmland in northern Ukraine that were considered too dangerous for cultivation following the Chornobyl disaster almost 40 years ago can safely return to agricultural ...
UKCEH climate modeller Dr Chris Huntingford is part of a team awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate 'tipping points'.
A combination of climate change and our increasing use of water is likely to result in significantly drier rivers during English summers by the end of the century, causing potential water scarcity ...
Professor Laurence Jones, Wetlands Grasslands and Croplands Science Group Leader at UKCEH shows how planning tools can help design better outcomes for young people in cities.
Develop practical machine learning skills to address complex environmental data challenges. Location: Interactive online course using MS Teams Lancaster and Edinburgh, as indicated by learner demand ...
The most comprehensive scientific review of the global nitrogen cycle has outlined 150 ‘win-win’ measures to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution while saving billions in costs across a range of ...
Trials have shown that adding relatively small amounts of biochar to soil can significantly increase the amount of nutrients essential for crop growth, boosting crop yield. The charcoal-like substance ...
The fifth episode of our Counting the Earth podcast is now available! Join award-winning science journalist Sue Nelson and UKCEH’s Alice Hope as they continue to investigate the numbers behind nature.
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has released updated Land Cover Maps, which depict broad habitats across our landscape based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The maps, representing UK land ...
The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & ...