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Innovation in Hybrid Spaces: 2011 U.N. Climate Summit and the Expanding Journalism Landscape
2013 study in Journalism on the converging practices of journalistic and advocacy organizations, as seen through the case of climate change-related coverage.
Incandescent, Compact Fluorescent and LED Lamps
2009 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors study, comparing the environmental performance of incandescents, compact fluorescents and LEDs
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.
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.
Global Forecasts of Urban Expansion to 2030 and Direct Impacts on Biodiversity and Carbon Pools
2011 study by Yale University, Texas A&M, and Boston University on the global impact of low-density urban sprawl.
Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate change knowledge: Research roundup
Roundup of recent studies on global warming, rising average temperatures, and public and private opinions on climate change.
Perception of Climate Change: Examining Extreme Temperatures
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the change in probability of extreme weather events such as heat waves.
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.
Expert Credibility in Climate Change
2010 study in PNAS analyzing the beliefs of more than 1,000 scientists about human-induced climate change.
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.
Summer Temperature Variability and Long-Term Survival Among Elderly People with Chronic Disease
2012 study from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Michigan published in PNAS on variations in summer temperatures and the elderly.
Extreme Weather, Climate and Preparedness in the American Mind
2012 survey from Yale and George Mason about how Americans perceive increased extreme weather events and about views on the influence of global warming.
2012 study in the American Sociological Review on trends relating to partisan affiliation and trust in science.
Long-term Perspective on Wildfires in the Western USA
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the frequency of wildfires in the American West over the past 3,000 years and the implications for larger wildfires.
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.
Shifting Public Opinion on Climate Change: Factors Influencing Concern in the U.S., 2002-2010
2012 study in Climate Change on the drivers of U.S. public sentiment on global warming.
Trends in Daily Solar Radiation and Precipitation Coefficients of Variation Since 1984
2011 study in the online journal of the American Meteorological Society on long-term trends in sunshine and precipitation variability.
IPCC: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
2012 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the potential impacts of climate change and potential management strategies.
Measuring Americans’ Concerns about Climate Change
2011 Stanford University study published in Public Opinion Quarterly on how the wording of questions on pressing issues facing society affects respondents’ answers.
Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate Change
2011 study surveying and analyzing scientific opinion on issues of global climate change and its causes.
