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Climate change, natural disasters and community resiliency: Research roundup

2013 selection of recent research on the effects of climate change on the built environment and how individuals and communities can best adapt.

Teacher performance, compensation and measurement: Research roundup

2012 review of research studies on questions of teacher evaluation, pay and retention.

Wind energy in the United States and globally: Research roundup

2012 roundup of recent research on issues related to onshore and offshore wind energy

State of the Climate in America: 2012-13 data and research

2013 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the state of the climate of the continental United States for the year 2012.

Global Changes in Diets and the Consequences for Land Requirements for Food

2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.

A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

2012 study in Science on the true nature and extent of melting of the Antarctic and Greenland ice masses.

The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan

2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on how village schools affect attendance rates and academic achievement.

Drought in the United States: Policy Implications and Research Findings

2012 report from the Congressional Research Bureau on the history and current severity of U.S. national and regional droughts, including policy responses.

Hotspot of Accelerated Sea-level Rise on the Atlantic Coast of North America

2012 study in the journal Nature Climate Change on rates of change in the ocean levels for the Northeastern United States.

The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification

2012 paper published in the journal Science on historic patterns in carbon dioxide and ocean acidification and the implications for the future.

Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate Change

2011 study surveying and analyzing scientific opinion on issues of global climate change and its causes.

Divergence, Similarity and Symmetry in Sino-Indian Threat Perceptions

2011 study in the Journal of International Affairs on India’s and China’s perceptions of one another from a security perspective.

Final Report on the Causes of the Macondo Well Blowout

2011 final report from the federal government on the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900-2005

2008 study analyzing storm-related property damage figures adjusted for inflation, wealth and population factors over time.

Oil and Gas Lease Utilization: Onshore and Offshore

2011 report by the U.S. Department of Interior on untapped potential of federal lands and waters.

United Nations IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change

U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report presenting the latest consensus science on temperature rise, its causes and future implications

Tsunami Data Supports Forecast, Research and Mitigation

2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken in creating and maintaining a Tsunami activity database.

History of Tsunami Research and Countermeasures in Japan

2009 report in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy detailing the nature of tsunami disasters over time and Japan’s responses

Impact of Whaling on the Ocean Carbon Cycle

2010 study by the University of Maine and others on the effect the ability of whales to sequester carbon and the potential benefits of restoring whale populations.

Mega-Crises Lessons: BP Oil Spill, Financial Meltdown

2010 Brooklyn College paper on the some of the lessons that could inform future policy-making to avoid the repeat of similar crises.