Research area

Geography and environmental science

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Our research addresses climate change, social and health inequalities, sustainable development, conservation of biodiversity, poverty and recession.

Research highlights

Building greener communities with satellite technology

Scientists at Southampton are using satellite data to assess the carbon production of plants, monitor the Earth’s health, and help create greener, healthier global communities.

Increasing rainfall reveals climate change contradiction

Scientists from Southampton have found that there has been an unexpected increase in Indian monsoon rainfall that contradicts widely-held views on global warming.

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