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An interdisciplinary team at the University of Leeds is part of the UK's new Multi-Hazard Research Network (MHRN), recently announced by FCDO: The Leeds team, led by Doug Parker, includes scientists and social scientists from SEES, the School of Mathematics and the School of Civil Engineering. We will conduct research on natural hazards, including floods,...
Researchers are harnessing the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance weather prediction and improve climate resilience and food security in West Africa. Project Cumulus is funded by the Gates Foundation and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The University of Leeds will work alongside the Alan Turing Institute and a consortium of partners to co-design a more accurate...
The Early Warnings for Energy (EW4Energy) project has kicked off with an all-project meeting in Kumasi, Ghana. The project seeks to improve Ghana’s ability to predict short-term, high-impact weather events such as storms and lightning that disrupt the energy sector, and to develop data-driven tools that will strengthen infrastructure and disaster response. Led by the...
Doug Parker and Michael Baidu joined a panel discussion on the question “How will AI transform weather forecasting in Africa?”, at the Turing Institute’s AI-UK event on 17th March The UK’s national showcase of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) Hosted by The Alan Turing Institute, AI UK is an in-depth exploration of how data science...
The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Mr Rainford Simumbwe, addressed participants at the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Early Warnings for All (EWSA) intensive testbed open day on 5 February 2025. Simumbwe said, “This testbed…marks a significant step in our efforts to enhance Zambia's ability to deliver timely,...
A team of researchers from the University of Leeds have arrived in Zambia to play a leading role in a ground-breaking weather forecasting testbed as part of a project to create new early warning systems for vulnerable communities in Lusaka. The WISER-EWSA project is led by Doug Parker and John Marsham at Leeds and includes partners from Europe and across Southern Africa.