USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Visit USC USC Dornsife HomepageNews & Events
RSS FeedClimate Change News
-
Battling Oceanic Climate Change
February 15, 2013Changes to the temperature and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere are causing fundamental changes to the ocean, too. The water is getting warmer and more acidic, and those changes may reconfigure the microbial communities that… more>
-
Climate Change Hits the Beach
October 15, 2012“Climate change is already here,” warned Douglas Capone, William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife. “And it’s going to affect… more>
-
August 31, 2012
North Pole Politics
The Arctic is the land of the midnight sun, ice-covered ocean and permafrost. Here, at the tippy top of the northern hemisphere, is a remote and beautiful landscape at the heart of a complex situation. As polar ice caps are… more>
-
Ocean Probes Offer Insight Into Climate Change
August 9, 2011Lisa Collins, environmental studies lecturer at the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, spent four years collecting samples from floating sediment traps in the San Pedro Basin off the Los Angeles… more>
-
Tyler Prize Laureates On Global Warming
May 1, 2009Scientists estimating ice-sheet shrinkage and subsequent sea-level rising would occur in the next century believe the phenomenon is happening now, glaciologist Richard Alley said during a lecture at USC. "They said the ice… more>
-
Ethics and the Environment
February 1, 2008Philosopher and environmental expert Dale Jamieson brought with him a serious message about global warming during his recent visit to USC. Early in his appearance on campus, Jamieson declared that “the window for action… more>
Top Stories
- In Memoriam: Dallas Willard, 77 May 10, 2013
- Head of the Class May 15, 2013
- The Fabulous Fulbrights May 10, 2013
- A Big Leg Up May 15, 2013
- You Did It! May 17, 2013
- Amazing Adventures in Undergrad Research May 15, 2013
- The Dark of Harkness May 7, 2013
- Exceptional Alumni May 9, 2013
- L.A. City Council Honors JEP May 15, 2013
- Homing in on a Ph.D. May 9, 2013