Warming temperatures make life even tougher for urban wildlife
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U researchers provide trail-camera data for the Utah portion of a national study of city-dwelling native mammals.
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Ancient volcanism drove global warming that marked the end of the Paleocene
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New study shows hydrothermal vents released vast amounts of methane 56 million years, helping disrupt the climate and spur an evolutionary burst that led to the rise of mammals.
Read MoreHow climate change puts property values at risk in forested areas
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Researchers quantified the value of U.S. property exposed to increased wildfire and tree mortality associated with climate stresses and beetle infestation.
Read MoreWilkes Center hosts climate change panel between Sister City leaders
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Mayors Erin Mendenhall and Yoshinao Gaun shared challenges and successes they are experiencing as they work to address climate policy in their communites.
Read MoreHow statistical physics illuminates sea ice, a critical piece of Earth’s climate system
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As our polar sea ice covers disappear and the impacts accelerate, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Read MoreDirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
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The Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed contributed the highest dust emissions per surface area during 2022, which had the most dust deposition events and concentrations since observations began in 2009.
Read MoreAn unexpected climate solution
First-place winner of the Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize, Nicholas Witham, designed a renewable electric generator that relies on natural fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature.
Read MoreZhigang Zak Fang wins Humboldt Award
A U professor has developed a breakthrough technology that can produce high-quality, low-carbon emitting titanium powder at a significantly reduced cost.
Read MoreWilkes Climate Summit 2023
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The inaugural two-day gathering brings together people, science and innovation to accelerate climate solutions, and finalists for the historic $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize at the University of Utah.
Read MoreA living laboratory: The Earth & Environmental Science Major
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The new interdisciplinary degree enables students to study the interconnected nature of Earth systems.
Read MoreUS forests face an unclear future with climate change
The regions most at risk to lose forest carbon through fire, climate stress or insect damage are those regions where many forest carbon offset projects have been set up.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Lema Save
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“With my For Utah scholarship, I can chase after my dreams.”
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