A new, USC Dornsife-led study of more than 1,000 years of North American droughts and global conditions found that forecasting a lack of precipitation is rarely straightforward. [2½ min read]
Emily Cooperdock, assistant professor of Earth sciences, has hiked the Appalachian trail, studied rocks in the Swiss Alps and Oman, and is building a lab at USC Dornsife aimed at revealing new information about Earth’s history. [6½ min read]
Chemist and Divisional Dean Stephen Bradforth and Luis Chiappe of Earth sciences and biological sciences are elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [2½ min read]
Geology researchers at USC Dornsife find, for the first time, evidence that fresh wood can move from its home far inland to settle deep in the ocean, a discovery that appears to add to current models of Earth’s carbon cycle. [3¾ min read]
USC Dornsife and University of Hawaii researchers get a rare opportunity to study the immediate impact of lava from the Kīlauea volcano on the marine environment surrounding the Hawaiian islands. [2 ½ min read]
Two global warming studies by an international network of scientists, including a USC Dornsife climate science expert, show that the greatest increase in the Earth’s temperatures began after the Industrial Revolution. [1½ min read]
Seismologists, engineers unite to quickly gather information and share it through a statewide clearinghouse that is critical for improving earthquake simulations and emergency preparedness. [4 min read]
Wildland blazes like last year’s Woolsey fire and Camp fire are the result of global warming, which in turn is a product of society’s inability to address inequity. [2¾ min read]
Apocalypse fatigue got you down? The remedy may be found in a different climate change narrative emphasizing the vast potential for a thriving planet. [13 min read]
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