Tag: Climate & the Environment
February 2, 2015
Study Supplies Insight into Behavior of African Monsoon
Think of the Sahara and you will conjure images of a vast desert landscape, with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. …
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2015
A 3-D View of the Greenland Ice Sheet Opens Window on Ice History
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first comprehensive map of layers deep inside…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2015
Jackson School has Strong Showing on UT Austin’s List of 2014 Amazing Scientific Breakthroughs
Three Jackson School research projects made The University of Texas at Austin’s list of 16 amazing scientific breakthroughs for 2014. Researchers with the Texas Institute…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
Follow Jackson School Grad Student on Expedition to Study the Indian Monsoon and Climate Change
Each summer, India is pounded with intense rainfall, causing flooding and landslides that destroy homes and wreak havoc on communities. But the billion-plus population relies…
Read MoreNovember 3, 2014
Massive Geographic Change May Have Triggered Explosion of Animal Life
A paper by Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, published in the November issue of Geology, a journal of…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2014
New Research Revises Conventions for Deciphering Color in Dinosaurs While Suggesting Connection between Color and Physiology
New research that revises recently established conventions allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of…
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2014
Water Forum Highlighted Challenges and Opportunities of Ongoing Drought
As the bitter 2011 Texas drought stretched on into its third year, the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Center for Integrated Earth System Science (CIESS)…
Read MoreDecember 31, 2013
Extinction Detective: Rowan Martindale Investigates the Fates of Ancient Reefs
Growing up amid the crisp, cold landscape of the Canadian Rockies, Rowan Martindale’s family liked to vacation in tropical environs with warm waters. As a…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2013
Hydraulic fracturing reduces threat of Texas drought, researchers say
While criticized as a water-intensive technique for producing oil and natural gas, hydraulic fracturing ultimately cuts overall water use in Texas and makes the state…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2013
Natural Gas Use in Power Generation Saves Water and Reduces Drought Vulnerability
A new study finds that in Texas, the U.S. state that annually generates the most electricity, using natural gas for electricity generation is saving water…
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