The UCD College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has created the Minor in Sustainability to provide students with the cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills.
10/13/2014
https://earth.stanford.edu/news/causes-california-drought-linked-climate-change
Causes of California Drought Linked to Climate Change The atmospheric conditions associated with the unprecedented drought currently afflicting California are “very likely” linked to human-caused climate change, Stanford scientists say.In a new study, a team led by Stanford climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh used a novel combination of computer simulat…
11/16/2013
I can't believe I'm still an administrator for this site haha. Anyway, some interesting research on how climate change is fueling armed conflict. Bon appetite!
New Research on Climate and Conflict Links | Wilson Center “We know that there will be more conflicts in the future as a result of climate change than there would have been in a hypothetic world without climate change,” said Marc Levy, deputy director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University’s Earth I...
Hope everyone is staying warm! Have a great spring break!!
02/25/2013
By tracking the voyages of elephant seals off Antarctica, and with the help of satellite imaging and undersea sensors, researchers have discovered a long-elusive source for the deep-ocean streams of cold water that help to regulate the Earth's climate.
Elephant Seals Help Find Missing Piece in Global Climate Puzzle: Scientific American The tagged animals traveled to and took measurements from a fourth known source of bottom water, a crucial oceanic heat-sink
02/18/2013
At the base of Crescent Street in Long Island City, Queens, you will hear the hum of traffic heading to and from the Queensboro Bridge and the rattle of subway cars hustling over elevated tracks, the same rumblings heard in that spot 20, 40 or 60 years ago. But if you look around, you will see signs of a neighborhood changed.
Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaners as a Barometer of Gentrification Businesses promoting the “organic” and “natural” service have blanketed affluent Manhattan neighborhoods and crept farther afield.
02/11/2013
A new poll tracking the conservation attitudes of residents of the six Rocky Mountain States shows that support is strong for greater protection of public lands and investment in renewable energy. It also offers some clues to why public policy does not dovetail with public opinion in those areas.
In the Rockies, Growing Support for Renewables Across the region, poll respondents tended to favor investment in wind or solar power over investment in fossil fuels.
02/06/2013
Be sure to check out the Super Spirit Thursday tomorrow in the Tivoli Turnhalle at 11:30am!!!!!
CU Denver Lynx is coming One Spirit Thursday you won't want to miss... 2.07.13 Tivoli Turnhalle http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/PDF/mascot_launch_flyer....
02/06/2013
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=air-pollution-delivers-smaller-babies
Air Pollution Delivers Smaller Babies: Scientific American A study of 3 million infants across 9 nations including the U.S., South Korea and Brazil finds a connection between inhaled particulate matter and low birth-weight in infants
A reminder that TODAY is the Census Date. Deadline is today at 5 to:
- Apply for Spring graduation
- Drop full term classes with a financial adjustment
- Add full term classes with instructor approval; after today, the dean’s approval is also required
- Request No Credit or Pass/Fail grade for a class
- Petition for a reduction in dissertation hours
- Submit faculty/staff tuition waiver form to the Bursar’s Office
Hope everyone did well on their finals and is staying warm today! Have a great holiday break!
Check this story our on how climate change is affecting Salmon evolution.
Climate change drives salmon evolution - life - 11 July 2012 - New Scientist As river temperatures have risen, salmon that migrate upriver earlier have been more successful at reproducing
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