Earth and Environment

$12 Million NSF Grant Will Establish Nationwide Atmospheric Measurement Network

Oct 07, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
A multi-state network will measure aerosols to gain a better understanding of climate and public health.

Modeling Water-cleansing Wetlands in Extreme Weather

Georgia Tech’s multidisciplinary researchers (L to R) Chloé Arson, Thomas DiChristina, and Martial Taillefert near wetlands on Georgia Tech’s campus.  (Photo credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech)  
Nov 03, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech is partnering with two Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories to better understand how wetlands function, enabling scientists to better understand their role in controlling water quality.

Building and Construction Industry Face Supply Chain Disruptions, but There Is Hope

Nov 08, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
How can companies overcome this disruption to the supply chain? Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi with the School of Building Construction of has a few solutions to manage the supply chain while also adhering to timeline demands.

The Fate of Latin American Forests in a Warming World

Latin American forests will almost certainly continue to lose ground to agricultural uses even as timber demand increases over the next 80 years, but changing management practices and more robust growth from global warming will help these smaller forests keep pace with today's larger versions as repositories of climate-warming carbon, according to new research from Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy.
Dec 13, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
Climate change will bring significant changes to Latin American forests, according a new School of Public Policy study.

Global Warming, a Dead Zone and Mysterious Bacteria

A submerged carrousel of collector tubes begins its descent to the oxygen minimum zone off of Mexico's Pacific coast. Credit: Dr. Heather Olins
Aug 03, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
While global warming shrinks ice caps, it's expanding “oxygen minimum zones,” where newly discovered bacteria are depleting waters of nitrogen, a nutrient essential to life. This could be creating imbalances.
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