Earth and Environment - Earth Sciences

Scientists have uncovered new evidence to suggest that Earth is leaking gases from deep inside its mantle - even in regions without any volcanic activity.

Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world's ice sheets. That's according to a new study led by Professor Chris Stokes in our Department of Geography.

Sophisticated chemical analysis of volcanic gases from Kenya have provided the first evidence that a vast mass of deep Earth material lies beneath East Africa.

Researchers have used cutting-edge satellite technology to shed light on the global mystery of the unexplained seismic signals that "shook the Earth" for nine days.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Paul Dodds (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) argues that we should aim to minimise global warming as much as possible, rather than focus on a particular target.

Clean hydrogen could be key to a greener future and there is a lot if it right beneath our feet in the Earth's crust. The trick is knowing exactly where it is and in which conditions it survives. For this, the geology needs to be just right.