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 …
Species around the world have experienced profound environmental changes wrought by anthropogenic climate change. They have responded to these changes by moving poleward or to …
Knowing how the Earth system will respond to the human release of greenhouse gases (GHG) requires knowing something about how climate has responded to similar …
Multiple human impacts are a widespread phenomenon in coastal ecosystems due to high population densities and diverse activities in the coastal zone. I researched human …
Lyme disease affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. While treatable if caught in time, the disease is associated with massive annual healthcare costs. …
The agricultural development community shares a commitment to market-led agricultural growth, achieved through connecting the poor to markets and expanding the role of private sector …
Climate change will dramatically alter the structure and function of ecosystems worldwide. Coastal ecosystems like salt marshes are particularly at risk because they must accrete …
With increasing temperature extremes during critical crop reproductive periods, crop yield will decline, and food stability will be threatened. As flowering plants, crop reproduction depends …
Weather and climate affect human health in significant ways. While previous research has established relationships between meteorological hazards and both morbidity and mortality, less is …
The effects of climate change are increasingly apparent, particularly in the Global South, and urban areas face significant and unique risks. In response to these …
As climate change ravages the globe, efforts to adapt communities to climate impacts are becoming urgently needed. Bangladesh is globally recognized as a place where …