“It sounds like you’re talking over people,” said one study participant in a USC/United Nations Foundation study. Participants offered helpful suggestions for improving climate language. [4½ min read] Read More
Earth scientist William Berelson installs a network of devices designed to create a detailed map of greenhouse gases and other noxious emissions in L.A. neighborhoods. [3½ min read] Read More
To create a comprehensive inventory of marine species in Santa Catalina Island’s Blue Cavern Point nature preserve, USC Dornsife scholars dived into kelp forests, scoured museum archives and came face-to-face with a great white shark. [5 min read] Read More
An experimental album created by USC Dornsife fellow Jonathan Leal and producer Charlie Vela celebrates the musical traditions of the South Texas borderlands, while also warning us of what the future could hold. [4½ min read] Read More
As the climate crisis escalates, USC Dornsife experts are studying ways to quickly enact positive change and find a path to greener days. Read More
Marine microbiologist Doug Capone details the current understanding of the role nitrogen-fixing marine microbes play in the nitrogen cycle in his latest book. [5 min read] Read More
Capturing carbon dioxide emissions helps slow climate change, and the captured CO2 could be used as materials for consumer goods. But is the public ready to accept those goods? [5½ min read] Read More
We think of Southern California as arid and drought-ridden, but from 1861 to ’62, much of it was underwater after a series of deadly winter storms caused widespread devastation and flooding. USC Dornsife history scholar Will Cowan says it could happen again. [12¾ min read] Read More
Despite widespread agreement among most Americans that climate change poses a threat, Washington has stalled on the issue. How do we move forward? [1½ min read] Read More
The USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer survey shows that the more L.A. County residents know about climate change, the more likely they are to adopt sustainable practices, but a majority remains unprepared for the threat it poses. The survey also found substantial changes in transportation patterns since the COVID-19 outbreak. [6½ min read] Read More
