Tag: Climate & the Environment
May 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…
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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 MoreJuly 14, 2022
Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change
More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because…
Read MoreMay 9, 2022
Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall
Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of…
Read MoreApril 1, 2022
‘Flash Droughts’ Coming on Faster, Global Study Shows
Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast — drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. These events can wipe out…
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2022
Robotic Exploration of Uncharted, Underwater Glacial Walls Set for 2023
It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater…
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2022
Cities Boosted Rain, Sent Storms to the Suburbs During Europe’s Deadly Summer Floods
When it comes to extreme weather, climate change usually gets all the attention. But according to a study from The University of Texas at Austin…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021
Water Metrics
Scientists find key indicators to determine Climate change’s impact on California’s water supply.
Read MoreJune 29, 2021
UT Austin Teams Up With City and Community to Fight Extreme Heat in Austin
Austin has hot summers. But that heat isn’t felt the same way across the city, as anyone who has sweltered in a parking lot or…
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Congratulations to Professor Zong-Liang Yang!
Yang was elected a fellow of the @ametsoc ,an honor that recognizes outstanding contributions to atmospheric or related sciences. Yang is known for his research & models that examine land/climate interactions.
https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/2025-award-and-honors-recipients
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In a paper published Sep. 15 in @theAGU's GRL, Doug Hemingway @UTGeophysics proposes how to find subsurface oceans within these mystery worlds 🛰️ https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110409
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