How global warming is drying up the North American monsoon
October 11, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyResearchers have struggled to model accurately the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the “North American monsoon.”
Amilcare Porporato, 10 associated faculty join PEI
September 28, 2017 ・ Morgan Kelly,The Princeton Environmental Institute has added core faculty member Amilcare Porporato and 10 associated faculty to its roster.
Leaks will not sink carbon capture and storage
September 5, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyA Princeton study found that carbon capture and storage may not be as prone to leakage, or high costs related to fixing leaks, as previously thought.
Peter and Rosemary Grant receive Royal Medal in Biology
July 18, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyThe Grants’ legendary explorations of Darwin’s finches have produced an array of dazzling insights into evolutionary theory.
Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China
May 1, 2017 ・ Chris Emery for the Office of Engineering CommunicationsThe use of synthetic natural gas instead of coal in China could improve air quality and public health due to air pollution, but it would also markedly increase CO2 emissions, with damaging implications for the climate.
How Temperature Guides Where Species Live and Where They’ll Go
February 16, 2017 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsA Princeton University-based study suggests that the ranges of birds in the world’s temperate mountain areas may actually be determined more by temperature and habitat.
Giant Middle East Dust Storm Caused by a Changing Climate, Not Human Conflict
January 13, 2017 ・ Matt Soniak for the Office of Engineering CommunicationsResearchers have determined that the massive late-summer 2015 dust storm in the Middle East was caused by a changing climate and was not attributable to the civil war in Syria, as many media outlets reported.
The Fire Through the Smoke: Working for Transparency in Climate Projections
January 4, 2017 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsTo help policymakers more confidently prepare for the effects of climate change, a group of climate scientists evaluated the scientific work behind the most recent projections from the IPCC regarding the potential ecological, social, economic and meteorological repercussions of climate change.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Lead Exposure and the Black-White Test Score Gap
February 9, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzWe consider a new source of racial disparities in test scores: African American students’ disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, and, in particular, lead. Using a unique individual-level dataset of children’s preschool lead levels linked with future educational outcomes for children…
