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The tipping point: Researchers look to the past and the future of Earth's climate

Sheets of ice float atop a calm ocean. The sun appears muted behind a layer of clouds.

(Kai Boggild/imaggeo.egu.eu/CC BY 3.0)

Northwestern University

Comer Conference geoscience and climate science graduate students investigate the effect of climate change from ancient life forms to theoretical models.

Penn State Ice and Climate Research Center aims to understand our rapidly warming world

Researchers from Pennsylvania State Ice and Climate Exploration Research Center and affiliated collaborators in Iceland. (Byron Parizek)

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

A team of researchers from Penn State traveled to Iceland last year to study the impacts of climate change on glacial melt.

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California's struggle to capture record rainfall makes the case for green infrastructure

Mia Rosenblatt

George Washington University

California was recently flooded with extreme amounts of rainfall, which highlighted the state's struggle to adequately capture and manage the water.

Hooked on fishing: Hains Point fishers discuss the regulations surrounding their favorite pastime

Hannah Loder

George Washington University

This short documentary explores fishing of the Potomac River in Washington D.C., where regulations allow fishers to consume portion of their catches, despite warnings from local river-keepers.

Revival in a refuge: A 55-years labor of love

Harrison R Watson

Princeton University

This photo essay explores the conservation accomplishments of the Friends of Roger’s Wildlife Refuge, a New Jersey wetlands preserve home to birds and loved by birders.

The gas stove debate

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Kailia Nichols reports for Medill News Service on the gas stove controversy and the environmental impacts of an almost ubiquitous kitchen appliance.