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Paleoclimatologists awarded private funding to continue studying effects of dust and drought on climate change in the Four Corners region

Posted by Heather Tate on April 7, 2022

Team will deploy drones and weather balloons to chase dust storms and track the flow of dust into the atmosphere

Nicholas McKay and students in fieldAtmospheric dust plays a key role in Earth’s climate system. While it can have a positive impact, such as fertilizing the soils, dust can also have a negative impact on… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability

Understanding human-elephant conflict and vulnerability in the face of climate change

Posted by Heather Tate on January 5, 2022

Funded by an NSF grant, team uses interdisciplinary approaches to better analyze complex issues across the world’s largest terrestrial transboundary conservation area 

Elephants standing by a tree at sunset.
Credit: Kai Stachowiak, CCO Public Domain license

Human-wildlife conflict is a central issue in the conservation sciences. Whether it be reintroducing wolves into key ecosystems… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability, Uncategorized

Mapping the redwood genome

Posted by Heather Tate on December 16, 2021

Scientists look for genetic clues to determine how long-generation conifers survive and what they’ll need to survive in the face of climate change

Preson walking through redwood trees on path
Photo by Caleb Jones on Unsplash

The secret to the legendary long life of redwood trees and giant sequoias lies in their genomes, a collaborative research team announced… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Forestry

Engineers developing ‘smart’ bikes to improve cycling safety, efficiency

Posted by Heather Tate on December 6, 2021

Chun-Hsing Ho and students in labIntelligent cycling project also intended to increase use of bicycles so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars

According to a report by Allied Market Research, the global market for ‘smart’ cars—vehicles featuring a range of technologies and connectivity solutions featuring geospatial and remote sensing—has grown dramatically in recent years, and is expected to reach $225.16 billion by 2027.

Manufacturers haven’t yet incorporated these advanced technologies… Read more

Filed Under: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation

Scientists partner with Indigenous communities to study effects of climate change and human development on Arctic caribou

Posted by Heather Tate on October 11, 2021

Project will help train the next generation of Arctic scientists in wildlife ecology, environmental informatics, natural resource management and social science

Logan Berner doing research in the field Wild caribou are the single most important land-based species for both human communities and ecosystems in the Arctic. Abundant across the polar region, these animals play an essential role both as herbivores that impact tundra vegetation and as an important source of food to… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU’s Kaufman lead author on IPCC global climate change report

Posted by Heather Tate on August 9, 2021

Team of NAU paleoclimatologists contribute to major report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, forming scientific underpinnings for negotiations to limit carbon emissions worldwide

Darrell Kaufman in lab
NAU Regents’ Professor Darrell Kaufman examines a lake sediment core he and his students recently collected from central Alaska.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) has just released its latest major assessment report on global climate change, approved by the world’s… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

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