Tag: Climate Change
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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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Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost
Thawing carbon in the arctic is presenting some potential problems. Rob Spencer, an oceanographer at FSU, is studying permafrost. Rob Spencer is an assistant professor of oceanography at Florida State. Research in his laboratory is focused on understanding the chemical composition of Earth’s major carbon reservoirs (soils, sediments and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in marine…
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Michael Rawlins, UMass Amherst – Climate Change 2015
Discussions of climate change are everywhere. Michael Rawlins, geoscientist at UMass Amherst, explores climate change in the context of last winter, one of the coldest on record for the northeastern United States. Dr. Michael Rawlins is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and the manager of its…
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Gabe Bowen, University of Utah – Ancient Warming Periods and Today
The climate has always been changing. Dr. Gabe Bowen, a geochemist at the University of Utah, offers an interesting profile of the climate as it’s been and as it might become. Dr. Gabe Bowen is a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (the one up there by Canada) and graduate of the University of Michigan (B.S.…
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Kit Wesler, Murray State University – Archaeological Climate Perspectives
Interdisciplinary studies can provide insights heretofore unexamined. Kit Wesler, a professor of archaeology at Murray State University, presents an archaeological understanding of climate change. Dr. Kit Wesler is Jesse D. Jones Endowed Professor of Geosciences and Director of the Mid-America Remote Sensing Center at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. He has conducted archaeological field work…
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Jacob Hirsh, University of Toronto – Predicting Sustainability
Certain personality traits appear to have direct correlations with somewhat unrelated attitudes. Dr. Jacob Hirsh, a professor at the Rotman School of Management, is looking at these connections and analyzing them to make larger predictions about specific trends on a national level. Dr. Jacob Hirsh is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource…
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Denise Dearing, University of Utah – Pikas Adapting to Climate Change
“They may be more resistant to climate change than we thought” says Dr. Denise Dearing in an article that originally appeared on University of Utah News Center website. She’s talking about pikas. These rabbit-like mammals are being forced to adapt to the changing climate. Denise Dearing is studying the evolution of pika diet and observing…
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Frederic Bouchard, Université Laval – Canada’s Lakes Move Toward Widespread Dessication
A decrease in the amount of snowfall in Canada may have far reaching results. Dr. Frederic Bouchard, post-doctoratal research fellow at Université Laval, is studying the climate models of many areas across Canada and making predictions about the ecology of the area based on his findings. Frederic Bouchard PhD is a post-doctoral fellow at the…