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Climate Change

Melissa F. PriebeNovember 17, 2022

Student Delegation Travels to U.N. Convention on Climate Change

Yifan Guan and Yingxiao Zhang, Ph.D. candidates at U-M Climate and Space, served as student delegates to COP27 in November.

Melissa F. PriebeNovember 10, 2022

Research Scientist Secures a Patent for Mobile Charging Network

Featured in a 2022 Tech Talk, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti has secured a patent to develop an EV mobile charging network at U-M.

Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringOctober 5, 2022

When Climate Change Hits Home

An organization led by U-M is helping small-town America plan for a warming world and the devastating floods that come with it.

Melissa F. PriebeJune 22, 2022

‘Change the World’ Project Funded in LSA Meet the Moment Research Initiative

With work by Dr. Allison Steiner, a proposal to study the impact of microplastics on Michigan’s atmosphere receives $2 million in funding.

Melissa F. PriebeApril 13, 2022

From Earth to Mars: Students Present Climate and Space Research at MGU

Convening on campus for the first time in two years, the Michigan Geophysical Union Symposium brought student researchers together to share their work.

Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringApril 6, 2022

How Fast Can We Stop the Earth from Warming?

In an article by Professor Richard Rood, the professor explains if everyone stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, stored heat would still warm the atmosphere.

Melissa F. PriebeMarch 30, 2022

Climate & Space Headlines

Our researchers, leaders and educators are making headlines with their innovative work.

ejolsenSeptember 8, 2021

‘Doomsday Glacier’ may be more stable than initially feared

Study sheds light on the future of the massive Thwaites Glacier.

ejolsenAugust 17, 2020

North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows

By zeroing in on different high-latitude regions around the globe, researchers reveal what global averages mask.

ejolsenApril 13, 2020

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Aerial sampling offers a new look at escaping gases that contribute to global climate change.

ejolsenMarch 9, 2020

Engineering Events: Earth Day at 50

Michigan Engineering faculty are hosting teach-ins on a range of Earth Year topics.

ejolsenMarch 3, 2020

NASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights

Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, researchers found connections between the population density of cities and how much carbon dioxide they produce per person.

ejolsenFebruary 25, 2020

A passenger airplane will advance a U-Michigan-led satellite mission to understand climate

New Zealand plane fitted with receivers will validate CYGNSS data and improve interpretation.

ejolsenSeptember 25, 2019

Why sea level rise models have been wrong

A Q&A with Jeremy Bassis, an expert on ice dynamics and contributing author of the IPCC’s latest report.

ejolsenJune 4, 2019

Climate change is driving rapid shifts between high and low water levels on the Great Lakes

University of Michigan experts say the rapid transitions between extreme high and low water levels in the Great Lakes represent the “new normal.”

ejolsenApril 8, 2019

Great Lakes ice cover forecasts: A new approach enables local predictions

New approach can reliably predict months in advance whether ice will form in a given winter, as well as the timing of ice onset.

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