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Aug

2019

Geoengineering versus a volcano

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Major volcanic eruptions spew ash particles into the atmosphere, which reflect some of the Sun’s radiation back into space and cool the planet. But could this effect be intentionally ...

Aug

2019

Coral growth, respiration and metabolism

By Leslie Willoughby

Dr. Manoela Romano de Orte of Caldeira Lab studies coral growth, respiration and metabolism using the CISME underwater respirometer device. Lizard Island, Australia

Jul

2019

Remote sensing of terrestrial vegetation

By Leslie Willoughby

High Sierra near Mammoth Lakes, CA shows vegetated and nonvegetated surfaces.

A novel approach developed by the Berry Lab is opening a new window for remote sensing of terrestrial vegetation on incompletely vegetated surfaces across the planet. For decades scientists have been ...

Jul

2019

Two-degree climate goal attainable without early infrastructure retirement

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— If power plants, boilers, furnaces, vehicles, and other energy infrastructure is not marked for early retirement, the world will fail to meet the 1.5-degree Celsius climate- ...

May

2019

Circular lineage - Caldeira/Cao/Duan

By Leslie Willoughby

Long Cao, Lei Duan and Ken Caldeira at Duan's defense

Lei Duan will become the first postdoc in the Ken Caldeira lab who studied under a former postdoc in that lab. Duan successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, “A Modeling Study of the Climate ...

May

2019

Two New Venture Grants Awarded

By Carnegie HQ

The Office of the President has selected two new Carnegie Venture Grants. Peter Driscoll of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Sally June Tracy of the Geophysical Laboratory were awarded a ...

Apr

2019

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Changes in temperature and precipitation have already impacted the amount of nitrogen introduced into U.S. waterways, according to new research from a team of three Carnegie ...

Mar

2019

Sea anemones ingest plastic microfibers

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibers longer than healthy ones, according to new ...

Feb

2019

Can we address climate change without sacrificing water quality?

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Strategies for limiting climate change must take into account their potential impact on water quality through nutrient overload, according to a new study from Carnegie’s Eva Sinha and ...

Feb

2019

Predicting how forests in the western United States will respond to changing climate

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— On the mountain slopes of the western United States, climate can play a major role in determining which tree communities will thrive in the harshest conditions, according to new work ...

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