Research on what “global warming” and “climate change” mean, and when to use the terms
2014 study from Yale University and George Mason University based on two nationally representative surveys on how Americans react to the use of the two terms.
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Trends in the frequency and intensity of floods across the central U.S.
2015 study from the University of Iowa published in Nature Climate Change examining long-term trends in the frequency and intensity of flood events in the central United States.
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Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from solar and wind energy: A critical meta-survey
2014 meta-analysis in Energy Policy that identifies robust studies in the current literature to better understand CO2 emissions from renewable energy facilities over their lifetimes.
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Solid waste disposal and landfill gas collection: Research
2015 report from Yale University and the University of Florida that estimates the amount of solid waste the U.S. disposed of in 2012 and analyzes the effectiveness of U.S. landfills at capturing gas emissions.
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Long-term perspective on wildfires in the western United States
2012 study in PNAS on the frequency of wildfires in the American West over the past 3,000 years and the implications for larger wildfires.
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What do Americans think about climate change at the state and local level?
2015 research brief on Americans’ perceptions of climate risks and support for policy options, with breakdowns for all 50 states, 435 congressional districts, and 3,000-plus counties.
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Bikeshare systems: Recent research on their growth, users’ demographics and their health and societal impacts
2015 assessment of the state of research on bikeshare programs, with insight into user demographics, system growth, mode shift, and health and safety.
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Climate change and the growing risk of “megadroughts” in California and the southwestern United States
2014 study from Cornell, the University of Arizona and the U.S. Geological Survey on the risk of multi-decade droughts in the context of ongoing climate change.
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Electric vehicles, battery technology and renewable energy: Research roundup
2015 roundup of research on recent technological advances that could enable wider adoption of electrical vehicles powered by sustainable energy sources.
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Marine animal extinctions and increasing dangers for oceans
2015 study in the journal Science consolidates a wide variety of new research findings to provide a sweeping picture of potential ocean species loss in the near future.
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