Climate variability in the Indian Ocean region affects the livelihoods of billions of people. Paleoclimate reconstructions can provide critical insights into the fundamental oceanic-atmospheric processes …
This dissertation studies the relationship between economic growth and natural resources. Chapter one investigates the role of technological progress in limiting the amount of energy …
Introduction: The World Health Organization estimated that in 2012, 12.6 million deaths (23% of all deaths) were attributable to environmental factors. There is a growing …
Over the next century, sea-level rise (SLR) threatens to destroy billions of dollars of property value and fundamentally reshape coastal communities in the United States. …
Over the past four decades, the Cerrado region of Brazil has transitioned from a land of sparsely inhabited forests and shrublands to an industrial agriculture …
Inland waters (lakes, rivers, reservoirs, wetlands) are the largest natural source of the greenhouse gas methane, representing 40-50% of total emissions. Emission sources are characterized …
Environmental variation limits the distributions of species across space and affects the outcome of biotic interactions and population dynamics over time. It is unclear which …
International negotiations on climate change have been taking place under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for almost three decades. With 197 …
The northern high latitudes are currently experiencing some of the fastest rates of environmental change on Earth, including reductions in sea ice extent, melting of …