{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lowell-stott\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2024-09-14T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T21:20:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Home"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          USC Climate Change Research Group\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We currently have openings for two PhD students. If you are interested in the research we are conducting or are considering postdoctoral research opportunities, please contact <a href=\"mailto:stott@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Lowell Stott<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>My research seeks to gain a better understanding of Earth&#8217;s natural climate variability and the reasons for that variability.<br \/>\nMy teaching seeks to convey that understanding to students so they can use that knowledge to make informed decisions about their future and about the global environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Dr. Lowell Stott, USC Professor of Earth Sciences\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/lowell-stott\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about About\"  \n>\n    About \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/climate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/305\/2023\/07\/Lowell.jpeg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <hr \/>\n<h2>Current Research<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/climate\/current-research\/\">Our research<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the grand challenges in climate science is to understand what has controlled natural variations in atmospheric CO2 during some of Earth&#8217;s greatest climate changes, the glacial\/interglacial cycles of the past 2.5 million years. There are new and evolving lines of evidence indicating that geological sources of carbon have &#8220;leaked&#8221; into the environment periodically and disrupted the carbon cycle, adding excess CO2 to the atmosphere and promoting global warming. Our team at USC is investigating how and why these geologic carbon reservoirs have leaked. 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