Back-to-back heat waves likely to accelerate with climate change
May 8, 2019 ・ Joseph AlbaneseAs the planet continues to warm, multi-day heat waves are projected to increase in frequency, length and intensity. The additive effects of these extreme heat events overwhelm emergency service providers and hospital staff with heat-related maladies, disrupt the electrical grid…
Manabe wins Crafoord Prize for fundamental contributions to climate change research
January 26, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightAtmospheric physicist Syukuro Manabe has been awarded Sweden’s prestigious Crafoord Prize in Geosciences “for fundamental contributions to understanding the role of atmospheric trace gases in Earth’s climate system.”
Predicting snowpack in the West before the first flake falls
January 24, 2018 ・ Morgan Kelly, PEIPrinceton-NOAA research suggests that annual snowmelt in the American West can be predicted to the scale of a mountain range as early as March.
Princeton climate scientist Balaji selected for French climate initiative
January 11, 2018Climate modeler and PEI associated faculty Venkatramani Balaji is one of 18 researchers worldwide selected to participate in French President Emmanuel Macron’s prestigious “Make Our Planet Great Again” climate initiative.
Levy Weighs In On Discussions About Climate Change Trends
July 6, 2011 ・ MIchael D. Lemonick
Princeton Institute to Support New Project on Politics of Global Climate Change
June 9, 2011 ・ Joy M. ScharfsteinDual Focus on the Environment: Mauzerall Connects Climate Change, Pollution in Search for Solutions
June 10, 2010 ・ Ushma PatelDenise Mauzerall, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and public and international affairs, employs both scientific and regulatory perspectives in analyzing the effects of air pollution on climate change, human health and agricultural production. She has emerged as…
Research & Center Spring/Summer 2010
May 15, 2010 ・ Carol PetersCarbon Mitigation Initiative CMI hosted its 9th annual meeting February 9 and 10, 2010. Stephen W. Pacala chairs National Academy Report on “Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions: methods to support international climate agreements released in March. Research in François Morel’s group…
Grand Challenges Highlights: Fall/Winter 2009
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersNow in its third year of funding, the Grand Challenges Initiative, administered by PEI in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has created a diverse research and scholarship endeavor. Below are a…
