Climate & Environment
Scientists demonstrate how a series of extreme weather events could lead to the Arctic’s first ice-free day within just a few years.
Fossil fuel energy has a history of unfair impacts, like displacing marginalized communities and causing health problems. If the shift to renewable energy isn’t done carefully and fairly, it could continue or worsen economic and racial injustices for the communities most affected by climate change.
New research from INSTAAR doctoral student Samuel Mogen, Director Nicole Lovenduski and collaborators could help protect marine life. Their model is the first-ever forecasting tool for ocean acidification.
The reelection of Donald Trump could set back global efforts to address climate change, but CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Max Boykoff suggests it may not completely derail clean energy progress.
In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. However, a new INSTAAR study suggests this protective effect might be pushed up against its limits soon.
A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick may have covered the entire planet.
A new CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study paints a grim picture of how blistering heat, wildfire smoke and other extreme weather events impact Colorado’s jail and prison population.
You've probably seen bryozoans at the beach without even knowing it—some look like floating balls of mucus, while others resemble a bit of crust growing over docks and other hard surfaces. According to a new study, these strange organisms may reveal how colony-forming animals evolved a system for divvying up jobs millions of years ago.
Utilities face a 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule. Assistant Professor Julie Korak discusses why it’s necessary and how it will be carried out.
Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate change.