Geoscientists map changes in atmospheric CO2 over past 66 million years
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Carbon dioxide has not been as high as today’s concentrations in 14 million years thanks to fossil fuel emissions now warming the planet.
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Caving for bones
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How a tip from a citizen scientist led to deep discoveries in Utah’s caves.
Read MoreHow green investors can make a difference
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Study by finance professor Chong Shu finds investor engagement is more effective than divestment for reducing emissions.
Read MoreLumen Bioscience wins historic $1.5M Wilkes Center Climate Prize
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The Seattle-based biotech company beat 77 international teams with their proposal to drastically reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle using a patented mixture of enzyme proteins.
Read MoreWarming 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.
Read MoreAncient 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.
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