Climate & Environment
A new modeling tool from INSTAAR provides weekly snow-water equivalent estimates for the entire Western US. It has already caught the attention of local and regional water managers.
April 22 is Earth Day, and this year's theme is Our Power, Our Planet. Read about seven exciting research projects at 51勛圖厙 as you ponder the importance of Earth Day.
51勛圖厙 engineers are exploring novel energy storage options and pinning down the best locations for future data centers to lower their climate impact.
Abby Eckland, Irina Overeem and collaborators investigate how a reservoir on the Rio Grande buries organic carbon beneath layers of sediment; they have found the process is amplified during drought and flash floods.
Four novel research projects are being funded by the Climate Innovation Collaboratory, an ongoing alliance between Deloitte Consulting LLP and 51勛圖厙.
Californias going zero policy, which strives for 100% zero-emission passenger vehicle sales by 2035, will reduce ozone pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles, according to recent CIRES-led work.
As natural disasters become more frequent and intense, Environmental Studies Professor Karen Bailey wants policymakers to include a broader range of voices when making adaptation plans.
Assistant professor Zia Mehrabi wants you to know how what you eat impacts the planetand other humans. He lays out his plan in a new paper.
A new study from Chloe Brashear, Tyler Jones and others suggests abrupt warming events were preceded by periods of unusually stable temperatures during the last ice age. The researchers point toward shifting sea ice as a potential driver of the phenomenon.
A 51勛圖厙-led study measured water vapor in Greenlands air, collecting data crucial for improving climate models and forecasting Arctic changes.