Conference explores role of institutions of higher education in extreme weather
As the number of extreme weather events associated to climate change continues to grow world-wide, it is becoming increasingly important that institutions of higher education reflect on their role both before and after catastrophic events.
EarthTalks: 2014 IPCC author to discuss US climate mitigation, Paris Agreement
Leon Clarke will discuss the agreement’s implications for U.S. emissions and the role of cities, states and businesses in climate mitigation at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in 112 Walker Building.
Individual climate models may not provide the complete picture
Equilibrium climate sensitivity — how sensitive the Earth's climate is to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide — may be underestimated in individual climate models, according to a team of climate scientists.
Ancient rain gauge: New evidence links groundwater, climate changes in deep time
Changes in groundwater millions of years ago created alternating layers of vivid yellow and brown in the mineral sphalerite, and those variations align with movements in Earth’s orbit that impacted climate in the deep past, Penn State scientists found.
Pennsylvania State Seismic Network sees activity underground
When a seismic event occurs in the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania State Seismic Network (PASEIS) is the first to know.