Environment

Brook Byers Professors Appointed

Brook Byers Professors Bras, Brown and Reichmanis
Feb 07, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Three GT faculty are named as Brook Byers Professors.

Fall Leaves Sow Spring Flowers

Nov 19, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Campus leaf-collection supports mulch compost development and more effective operations. Compost will be used in our landscaping beds year-round.

High-Resolution Model Explains Role of Soil Erosion in Carbon Budgets

Landscape of the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory in South Carolina in 1950, showing soil erosion resulting from intense agricultural practices. (Credit: U.S. Forest Service)
Jun 07, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A high-resolution model explains how soil erosion can affect carbon cycles

Eastern U.S. Needs “Connectivity” to Help Species Escape Climate Change

Georgia Tech Research Scientist Jenny McGuire is interested in spatial questions about the ecological and evolutionary implications of climate change. In a new paper, she and collaborators quantify the concept of climate connectivity in the United States. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Jun 13, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Improved "climate connectivity" will be needed by species in the Eastern United States.

El Niño played a key role in Pacific Marine Heatwave, potentially also climate change

The position and direction of the North Pacific Current (NPC) and the North Pacific Ocean heatwave.
Jul 12, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
The 2014-2015 marine heatwave – often referred to as the “warm blob” – had its origins in weather patterns that started in late 2013.

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.

Climate Change May Extend Ozone Season in the Southeastern U.S.

Trees in the Southeast United States emit higher levels of isoprene as they are placed under stress from dry conditions. Isoprene is a precursor for the formation of ozone in the atmosphere. This forest is shown near Atlanta, Georgia. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)
Aug 22, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Extreme weather conditions associated with climate change may extend the ozone season in the Southeastern United States.

Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon

A plot with enclosure at the SPRUCE peat bog climate change experiment in northern Minnesota. Credit: Georgia Tech / Ben Brumfield
Dec 13, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Soil carbon stored in peat bogs may not convert to greenhouse gasses in the face of global warming.

A Fertilizer Dearth Foiled Animal Evolution for Eons?

Close-up view of layered sedimentary rocks representative of those used in this study. Each layer records a snapshot of the Earth system over millions to billions of years. Credit: Georgia Tech / Yale - Reinhard / Planavsky
Dec 21, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Evolution's genesis moment: Phosphorus, oxygen and the explosion of new, diverse life

Water, Water Everywhere

Georgia Tech students hike down a mountain towards a blue lake.
Apr 27, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
In the world of water research, underserved communities provide the ultimate learning ground for undergrads.
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