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How heat, water, and a changing climate affect agriculture and food security.
We study the climate system, its implications for society, and how to mitigate and adapt to change.
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Understanding climate variability, extreme events, and their consequences.
Seasonality
What the annual cycle reveals about the climate system across timescales.
Glaciation
The causes and timing of ice ages, and the interactions of ice, oceans, and atmosphere.
Reconstruction
Reconstructing past climates from instrumental observations and natural archives.
Volcanism
Connections between volcanic activity, sea level, and long-term climate change.
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News archiveClimate and agriculture at AGU26
The group is co-convening a session on climate impacts on global agriculture at AGU26 in San Francisco, December 7–11.
Alex Berry’s Madagascar diet study accepted
Alex’s study of satellite vegetation measurements and household diets in southern Madagascar has been accepted by Communications Earth & Environment. Read more.
Irrigation explains declining maize yield variability
Mukta’s new Environmental Research Letters paper finds that irrigation expansion explains the historical decline in Midwestern maize yield variability. Read more.
Cocoa research draws coverage at Salata, CBC, and AFP
Anna Lea’s PNAS paper on extreme rainfall and cocoa yields received coverage from Salata, CBC News, and AFP.
Writing
All writingEarly warning of Pacific food-supply risks
ENSO, shipping, fertilizer, and opportunities for further analysis of food-supply risks across the Pacific.
Scientific Judgment in the Third Age
Reflections on AI, learning, and the role of scientific judgment in university education, following a discussion among EPS faculty.
How we came to understand El Niño
The observations that brought El Niño into focus, from the Andes to the tropical Pacific, and what a warming world means for its far-reaching effects.