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Penn State EarthTalks: April 22 Sustainable & Climate-Resilient Urban Solutions Online Program

PA Environment Daily

The Discovery Partners Institute studies land surface-atmosphere interactions that impact urban fluid dynamics and boundary layer flow at multiple spatial scales, from regional to local. The institute also conducts collaborative and translational research that benefits society at the intersection of science, engineering and social sciences.

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As its Lone Climate Scientist Board Member Departs, ExxonMobil Still Heads in the Wrong Direction

Union of Concerned Scientists

There has been comparatively less attention to the decision by climate scientist Dr. Susan Avery not to seek re-election to the ExxonMobil board of directors. Yet this shift in corporate leadership is significant, marking the end of a chapter in ExxonMobil’s long and ongoing history of climate deception and disinformation.

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Stroud Water Research Center Honors Dr. Michael E. Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, With 2022 Stroud Award For Freshwater Excellence

PA Environment Daily

Mann, climate change scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, and Director of the Earth System Science Center, is the 2022 recipient of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence. The Stroud Water Research Center announced Dr. Michael E. Currently, Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.,

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The unconventional scientist who predicted that rising carbon dioxide levels would change the climate

Physics World

The correlation had been shown in a paper by an author outside the conventional scientific community, so, for good measure, Simpson added that a non-expert could not properly appreciate how atmospheric circulation affects the absorption of radiation. One was Eunice Foote , a 19th-century American scientist. 139 1961 ).

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The Stream, August 17, 2022: Drought May Worsen Across England, Bringing More Water Restrictions

Circle of Blue

Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. Although the Pacific coast is no stranger to heavy rainfall, climate change has exacerbated the impacts of atmospheric rivers and other natural disasters. I would be very surprised to avoid it occurring in the 21st.”. On the Radar.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior Climate Scientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. Ozone plays a dual role in our atmosphere. This is more than just my job. This is personal.

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More frequent El Niño events predicted by 2040

A Greener Life

ENSO is so influential that climate scientists have dedicated decades to tracking and predicting its irregular cycles. Researchers are also studying how ENSO will be affected by climate change. Modelling a future of more frequent extremes.