How Greenland’s meltwater gets retained in its thawing ice sheet
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The water eventually reaches the sea, but GPS data that tracks the rise and fall of Greenland bedrock reveals a complicated journey.
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As climate warms, California wildfires are becoming more severe, killing more trees
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U biologist Jon Wang, with UC Irvine colleagues, uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of Western wildfires since 1980.
Read MoreLonger wildfire seasons means more bad air days
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Each year, Utah and much of the west goes up in flame.
Read MoreU hosts SWSIE, an engine driving climate innovation
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‘There’s so much we can do collectively’: University of Utah hosts NSF, regional partners for Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine site visit.
Read MoreFuture of urban forests
As our cities become hotter with climate change, how can the urban Wasatch Front ensure that trees today will remain healthy and viable in the coming decades?
Read MoreUnpacking polar sea ice with math
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Mathematics and climate researchers build new models for understanding sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think.
Read MoreExploring solutions to the threat climate change poses to the West’s electrical grid
Bringing together a multitude of stakeholders, a symposium seeks to identify solutions for a mounting crisis that communities are not prepared for should the grid fail.
Read MoreBiochar farm robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
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Applied Carbon, a Houston-based technology company, is designing automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that improves soil health while storing carbon for millions of years.
Read MoreU unveils School of Environment, Society & Sustainability
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While the school represents a new name and academic structure, undergraduate and graduate degree offerings remain unchanged.
Read MoreRethinking carbon offsets
Many companies claim carbon credits “offset” their own emissions, but much research suggests they over-represent their climate benefit, are not real or both.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Desi Crane
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“I feel like I’ve become a better person from what I’ve learned both in and outside of my classes.”
Read MoreMeet the new insect killing Utah’s fir trees
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U researchers track the spread of nonnative balsam woolly adelgid across northern Utah forests, which is killing trees in recreation-heavy mountain ranges and canyons.
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