Jan
31
Texas Drought the Product of Climate Change?
January 31, 2012 | 3 Comments
Is the 2011 Texas drought the product of climate change? NASA’s James Hansen and his colleagues say it is. Most scientists choose not to link specific weather events to climate change trends, but they’ve gathered data they say shows that the 2011 heat wave that hit both Texas and Oklahoma was “a consequence of global [...]
Jun
30
Food Security and Climate Change
June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
At CIOCS we are working to make connections between climate change, human security and the world’s oceans. Recently, there’s been plenty of news about our warming planet and the impact this has on food security, which relates directly to human security. As Justin Gillis shows in this NY Times article from early June, consumption of [...]
Oct
6
EPA Accepting Applications for Sustainability Competition
October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Check out this note from the EPA on their "P3 Program." We are announcing a unique grant opportunity for college and university faculty and students – EPA’s P3 – People, Prosperity and the Planet – Program. Through this hands-on design competition, student teams and their faculty advisors receive $15,000 grants to design scientific, technical, and policy [...]