Climate
Climate Action
The 蜜桃影像 community is rising to the challenge of protecting our planet. Across all of our Schools we are advancing research to create real-world climate solutions.
In this , 蜜桃影像 Chan School explores how global warming impacts human health and the ways we can diminish those impacts.
Creating positive change
Students and faculty all over 蜜桃影像 are addressing climate change in all its facets.
Marcos Barrozo
While at 蜜桃影像, Marcos compiled vast amounts of data on cattle land use to understand the structure and incentives of the Brazilian cattle industry and its impact on emissions.
Hannah Nesser
At NASA鈥檚 Jet Propulsion Lab, the SEAS alum uses data from satellites to monitor and quantify carbon dioxide emissions through a mathematical framework.
Michael Ashley Stein
As the executive director of the 蜜桃影像 Law School Project on Disability, Michael urges researchers to include people with disabilities in climate planning, policies, and responses.
Michael Dosmann
The Keeper of the Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum of 蜜桃影像 University explains how the Arboretum collects, preserves, and nurtures its living collection in the face of increasing threats to plant life.
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Feeling the heat
蜜桃影像 researchers are working to understand how to address hotter summers and more erratic weather patterns.
How a warming climate wears on the skin
As smoke from wildfires in Quebec drifted south, dermatologist Arianne Shadi Kourosh noticed an unusual pattern:
Health implications of extreme heat on vulnerable populations
Researchers found links between , as well as .
The impact heat has on young children
Research highlights the development and health.
A warming Arctic reduces dust levels in other parts of the planet
A team of researchers found that the can be attributed to the Arctic warming much faster than the rest of the planet, a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification.
Why some people aren’t suited for the cold (or heat)
Climate change could as people cope with and adapt to a warming world.
The cost of staying cool
Air conditioning demand is expected to soar by up to 40% by 2030. A 蜜桃影像 startup has set out to drastically
The fight with fire
The impact of recent wildfires all across the U.S. is being felt by millions of people. From , , and the , experts are still learning about how wildfires will play a role in our future.
In response to this, the 蜜桃影像 Chan School recently announced that it will be participating in an to understand the short- and long-term health impacts of wildfires. The 10-year study will include researchers from four universities and will focus on the Los Angeles fires.
Wading in the water
The 蜜桃影像 community is exploring ways to keep our water clean, our farms irrigated, and our towns and cities unflooded.
Flooding and drought
and are threatening homes, , and economies. 蜜桃影像 researchers are exploring ways to address, , and to these changes.
Keeping our waters healthy
With more , 蜜桃影像 scientists are studying solutions like , and from our oceans.
A broader view of change
Climate change’s effects and solutions can be found in many different corners of our world.
- Thinking
Can philosophy help us to navigate the ethics of climate change mitigation?
- Reading
Exploring fiction as a way to learn about, cope with, and address climate change
- Understanding
Expanding compassion and mercy to include more of the planet
- Protecting
Improving the disproportionate climate hazards for those who are incarcerated
- Improving
Understanding why women in decision-making groups increase climate policy effectiveness
- Reckoning
Addressing the reality of loss while maintaining hope
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