Tag: Climate & the Environment
December 5, 2024
Quantifying Chaos
The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics is building global models of Earth’s past to help the insurance industry prepare for the future.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2024
Extreme El Niño Events Likely to Increase as World Warms
The most recent ice age peaked around 20,000 years ago and was marked by extensive glaciation and dramatic climate shifts that reshaped Earth’s oceans, landscapes,…
Read MoreJuly 31, 2024
Scientists Set Sail to Study Greenland Glaciers from Underwater
The University of Texas at Austin has embarked on a mission to explore the underwater edges of Greenland’s coastal glaciers to learn more about future…
Read MoreMay 15, 2024
Trees on UT’s Campus Endure Droughts With Help From Leaky Pipes
Even in dry times, Waller Creek on The University of Texas at Austin campus is never without water. That’s because a significant portion of the…
Read MoreApril 4, 2024
Public Event: The Impact of Sea Level Rise on the Texas Gulf Coast
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Seas are rising, and Houston and other Texas coastal communities are more vulnerable than ever. On April 10 at 7 p.m., The…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2024
Jackson School’s New Climate System Science Bachelor’s Degree Debuting in Fall 2024
In order to properly address and further prepare for the far-reaching effects of climate change, the world needs a new generation of scientists who understand…
Read MoreNovember 30, 2023
New Project Investigating How Aerosols Could Affect Climate Change in Near Future
A researcher from The University of Texas at Austin has received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study how changing…
Read MoreOctober 30, 2023
UT-Led Aerial Surveys Reveal Ancient Landscape Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Long before Antarctica froze over, rivers carved valleys through mountains in the continent’s east. Millions of years later, researchers have discovered a remnant of this…
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
New Radar Technique Lets Scientists Probe Invisible Ice Sheet Region on Earth and Icy Worlds
Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few…
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
Highest Honor in Antarctic Exploration Goes to Ian Dalziel
Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin has been honored with the Polar Medal — the United Kingdom’s top award for polar exploration….
Read MoreMedia Releases
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, a group of Jackson School scientists headed to Matagorda Beach to study the impact of the destructive storm. 🌊
Research Professor Zoltán Sylvester shares what they found in a field dispatch for our annual Newsletter.
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/12/surveying-hurricane-beryls-impacts-on-barrier-islands/
🪇 🪩 Happy new year, everyone! Celebrate with us as Yoshi Wada discusses how energy access can resolve water issues via desalination and water reuse! Tune-in here: https://wrp.beg.utexas.edu/node/101
UT researchers find key ingredient for phones and other tech in coal ash.