Category: Climate Science
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Luke Fowler, Boise State University – Environmentalism and Politics
Different regions of the U.S. think of environmental issues differently. Luke Fowler, assistant professor in the department of public policy at Boise State University, determines citizens want environmental protection, but come to different conclusions on who should provide it. Luke Fowler, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration, completed his Ph.D. at…
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Stephanie Pfirman, Barnard College – Games and Climate Change
New ways of communicating the effects of climate change are needed. Stephanie Pfirman, professor of environmental sciences at Barnard College, explores whether making a game of it will help spread the information. Stephanie L. Pfirman, Professor of Environmental Science and Alena Wels Hirschorn ’58 and Martin Hirschorn Professor of Environmental and Applied Sciences, joined the…
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Peter Weiss, University of California Santa Cruz – Mercury in California’s Fog
Why is there mercury in California’s fog? Peter Weiss, research associate at the University of California Santa Cruz, explains why fog, and not rain, collects mercury from the atmosphere and what that could mean for coastal environments. Peter Weiss-Penzias has been a Researcher in Environmental Toxicology at University of California at Santa Cruz since 2008. …
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Jaime Palter, University of Rhode Island – The Great Ocean Conveyor and Europe’s Winters
Could a cooldown be coming to Europe? Jaime Palter, assistant professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, determines whether global warming is slowing the ocean currents that bring heat to the continent. Palter joined the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography in September, 2015. She studies large-scale ocean circulation and its interactions with…
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Jon Hawkings, University of Bristol – Greenland’s Ice Sheet
The ice sheets that cover Greenland are changing rapidly in a warming world. Jon Hawkings, research associate in the school of geographical sciences at the University of Bristol, examines how a melting glacier can be a dynamic world and bring life to different parts of the island. Jon Hawkings is a research associate in the…
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Tim Cook, Worcester State University – Hurricane Irene Erosion
While the West is drying out, the Northeastern U.S. is getting wetter. Tim Cook, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Department of Earth, Environment and Physics, Worcester State University, explores the effects of a wetter climate in this region. I am geoscientist in the Department of Earth, Environment, and Physics at Worcester State University.…
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Sean Gulick, University of Texas at Austin – Effect of Climate on Mountain Building
What can erosion tell us about climate change? Sean Gulick, a geophysicist at the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, explains how climate can grind mountains faster than they can be rebuilt. Sean Gulick is a research scientist and professor at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas…
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Justin Mankin, Columbia University – Declining Snowpacks
Ski resorts aren’t the only ones that depend on a good base of snow in the winter. Justin Mankin, a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, describes how a changing climate may change the way cultures get their water in the spring and summer. Mankin is a climate scientist jointly appointed at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and…
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Garth Heutel, Georgia State University – Solar Geoengineering
How does an economist look at climate change? Garth Heutel, assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University, explains his research into the benefits and risks of solar geoengineering. Garth Heutel is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University and a Faculty Research Fellow at…
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Pierre McDonagh, University of Bath – Electric Cars
The electric car has yet to hit the mainstream. Pierre McDonagh, professor of marketing at the University of Bath, delves into the steps to get electric vehicles in more driveways. Pierre’s research primarily focuses on the (im)possibility of sustainability within the prevailing order and oppositional counter culture. He has published widely on the interactions among…