
How Studying the Clouds Can Improve Climate Models
Kara Lamb discusses her research using machine learning to study cirrus clouds and how it can increase the accuracy of climate models.
Kara Lamb discusses her research using machine learning to study cirrus clouds and how it can increase the accuracy of climate models.
Dust from the land that gets blown into the ocean appears to influence natural climate swings. A new study looks into where much of that dust came from in the past 260,000 years.
Moving from fossil fuels to solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable energy sources will by itself create a new stream of carbon emissions with the construction so much new infrastructure. The good news: Speeding the transition would greatly reduce this effect.
The COP27 State of the Cryosphere 2022 Report has stated that summer sea ice will melt completely, likely before 2050. This outcome is deemed “inevitable.”
The data reveal that only a tiny fraction of buildings have green roofs, and most are in wealthy areas.
Economic models are missing huge future risks from climate change, in part because no one knows how to quantify them, says a new study.
Higher electricity usage in NYC homes reflects the “new normal,” and raises concerns about winter energy costs.
PhD student Rose Oelkers discusses her work in the Amazon and what we can learn from the trees if we listen closely.
Most species are not receiving protection until their populations are precariously small, thus dimming their prospects of recovery.
Directed by a former Earth Institute postdoc, the documentary shows how residents pushed for justice and dignity when two major coal plants closed down.