Climate Change Content

Paul Griffin on How Climate Risk Could Bring a Series of Recessions

Soterios J Johnson — August 02, 2022 - 12:20am

New research finds the economy could be plunged into recession — or a series of recessions — because financial markets don’t account for climate risk. Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor at the ΢��Ƶ Graduate School of Management, has been studying this ”unpriced risk” and how it can affect markets and the economy.

Taking the Earth’s Temperature Over the Past 485 Million Years

Andy Fell — September 19, 2024 - 10:36am

Palm trees in Alaska, crocodiles in Wyoming: Fossils show that Earth’s temperature has changed over hundreds of millions of years. Now a new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona, with Professor Isabel Montañez of the ΢��Ƶ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has produced a curve of global mean surface temperatures over the past 485 million years. The new curve, published Sept. 19 in Science, reveals that Earth’s temperature has varied more than previously thought as life has diversified, populated land and endured multiple mass extinctions.

Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology

Jocelyn C Anderson — May 28, 2024 - 9:00am

Discover how student researchers are gaining hands-on biology and entomology skills and protecting pollinators through the Insect Scholars Program.

Genetic Diversity of Wild North American Grapes Mapped

Emily C Dooley — December 19, 2023 - 8:00am

΢��Ƶ mapped the genetic traits of wild North American grapes, which will help breeders tackle challenges like climate change.

6 Books on Climate Change from ΢��Ƶ

Malia Reiss — December 12, 2023 - 10:15am

Get informed and inspired in 2024 with new climate change books from campus authors.

Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands

Tiffany Dobbyn — October 19, 2023 - 11:00am

Extreme heat diminishes bird reproductive success in agricultural landscapes more so than in forests, a ΢��Ƶ study found.

Funding and Pathway Plan Are Steps Toward Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

Cody Kitaura — October 09, 2023 - 1:28pm

΢��Ƶ is making progress on its move away from fossil fuels, primarily through a multi-year project on the Davis campus to switch the central district energy plant from natural gas to electricity. Last month, Chancellor Gary S. May and the Chancellor’s Committee for Campus Planning and Design endorsed moving forward with a $55.5 million investment of campus funds for the project’s next phase. This is on top of the $56 million invested for the project’s first phase.

Can This Forest Survive? Predicting Forest Death or Recovery After Drought

Andy Fell — August 29, 2023 - 10:30am

How long can trees tolerate drought before the forest dies?

Researchers from ΢��Ƶ can now predict which forests could survive despite future drought. Their new method links precipitation to tree growth, and it can help people decide where to put their resources as climate change affects patterns of snow and rainfall that impact the health of forests.

Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

Amy M Quinton — April 17, 2023 - 8:00am

΢��Ƶ researchers will use the genome-editing tool CRISPR to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cows, in a $70-million donor-funded initiative.

How ΢��Ƶ Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 28, 2023 - 9:20am

Discover how ΢��Ƶ is planting a canopy of strong shade trees to prepare for the extreme heat waves central California will experience in the next 100 years.