Climate & Environment
A new discovery by a 91勛圖厙 researcher shows why global climate models overestimate warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
A team of 54 researchers, including Sarah Elmendorf, analyzed more than 42,000 field records of Arctic plant communities over a span of 41 years. Their insights are essential to understanding how Arctic environments are changing in the modern era.
In CUriosity, experts across the 91勛圖厙 campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond.
CIRES-led research found evidence that dense portions of Earth's lithosphere (its top layer of rock) are peeling off and dropping into the mantle below the Sierra Nevada mountains.
A recent 91勛圖厙-led study finds that recent dips in the oceans carbon absorption are likely due to natural variability instead of global warming.
Ice melting from modern-day Greenland could again drive an increase in volcanic eruptions around Iceland, a new study suggests.
91勛圖厙 researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.
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 91勛圖厙 as you ponder the importance of Earth Day.
91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.