Climate change
Reflections on COP26: Uncertainty and Hope
Many countries have committed to further reductions, but still not enough to reduce warming to the critical 1.5C threshold
November 15, 2021 | Mark Urban, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
COP26: A UConn Perspective on the Climate Change Summit
CIRCA's Jim O'Donnell shares his on-the-ground perspective from the momentous conference in Scotland
November 12, 2021 | Jim O'Donnell, CIRCA Executive Director
UConn Researchers to Explore Marine Life, Human-Sea Interaction
The projects touch on everything from the effects of climate change on marine animals to how coastal communities respond to flood risk
November 5, 2021 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant
New UConn Research Project Aims to Eradicate Use of Gas 25,200x More Harmful Than CO2
Working to create an electrical grid free of a potent greenhouse gas
October 19, 2021 | Eli Freund
Understanding How a Crab’s Complex Life Cycle Will Respond to Climate Change
Research with implications for species under stress from a warming planet
October 8, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Climate Change Literacy Lessons from Africa
'If people are literate about climate change and have a better idea of what's coming, then they can adapt more effectively'
October 7, 2021 | Combined Reports
Animals Died in ‘Toxic Soup’ During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction, a Warning for Today
'The end-Permian is one of the best places to look for parallels with what's happening now'
September 17, 2021 | Combined Reports
UConn Researcher Develops Novel Storm Damage Prediction Model
Wei Zhang used GIS and statistical data to construct a novel model of tsunami damage in Fairfield, CT. The model can easily transfer to other storm types and communities.
September 7, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Rx for Humanity: Whole Earth Environmentalism
'We are producing rates of change faster than the Earth is used to experiencing, and that's a big problem'
September 2, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
For Copepods, there is No Free Lunch when Coping with Climate Change
Challenges for this small marine animal have ripple effects through the whole food web and beyond
August 26, 2021 | Elaina Hancock