Collaborate Disseminate
Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, Earth would gain its first atmosphere, yet this was an atmosphere that was completely unlike the atmosphere we know today. Today’s oxygen-rich atmosphere we’re familiar …read more Continue reading Figuring Out Earth’s Past Climate Through Paleoclimatology And Its Lessons For Today
If you’ve been following the news, you can’t have missed the series of floods, droughts, and wildfires that have occurred seemingly in all corners of the world. Coming on the …read more Continue reading If Society Is In Danger Of Collapse, Here’s How We Should Do Our Bit
Scientists are studying the temperature at which humans spontaneously die, and their findings are a warning about our future. Continue reading It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity That’s Killing Us
If there’s one thing humans hate, it’s exercising willpower. Whether its abstaining from unhealthy foods, going to bed early, or using less energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we’re famously …read more Continue reading Blocking Out The Sun: Viable Climate Countermeasure Or Absolute Madness?
It’s hot! Hotter than it used to be, and too hot for things to remain nice in the future. The sun keeps beating down, and as our greenhouse gas emissions …read more Continue reading New Whitest Paint Might Help Fight Climate Change
It was 1999 when Smash Mouth dropped the smash hit All Star, stating “The ice we skate is getting pretty thin, the water’s getting warm so you might as well …read more Continue reading Design Solutions For The Heat Crisis In Cities Around The World
What if a building could stay cool simply because of its paint job? We’re not talking about putting flames on the sides. Purdue engineers have come up with a formulation of white paint that reflects the heat from sunlight and keeps surfaces cooler than their surroundings. Depending on the location, …read more
Continue reading Purdue’s Powerful Paint Could Cancel Climate Change
Just over a fortnight ago, RV Polarstern, a German research vessel, sailed back into port, heralding the end of the largest Arctic research project ever undertaken. The MOSAiC expedition, short for Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate, spent a full year running experiments to measure conditions …read more
Continue reading MOSAiC Project Freezes A Boat In The Arctic Ice Pack For Science
A heat wave spreading across a large portion of the west coast of the United States is not surprising for this time of year, but the frequency and severity of these heat waves have been getting worse in recent years as the side effects from climate change become more obvious. …read more
Continue reading What’s the Deal with Rolling Blackouts in California’s Power Grid?
The novel coronavirus sweeping the globe has led governments to institute widespread quarantines to stem the spread. Many industries have slowed production or shutdown entirely, and economic activity has slowed to a crawl. This has naturally led to a sudden reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. But how great will the …read more