Earth System Science

Feb 6, 2023
Net-zero-emissions flying is possible by 2050 with new technologies and habits
Jan 31, 2023
Undergraduate students Kumalie Wijesekare and Cynthia Abuede on their fieldwork in Vietnam.
Jan 30, 2023
The program that helps anteaters imagine and create brilliant futures is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Jan 20, 2023
The seal and robot helped scientists find a climate change disaster waiting to happen in one of the most mysterious regions on Earth: vast glaciers in West Antarctica.
Jan 18, 2023
Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event would disproportionately impact Black residents.
Jan 18, 2023
New research in the northern part of Greenland finds temperatures are already 2.7 degrees warmer than they were in the 20th century.
Jan 12, 2023
Earth system science professor teaches first session of climate change course from Antarctica.
Jan 12, 2023
The heavy inundation of rain is likely preventing mass die-offs in forests.
Jan 11, 2023
Human activity has damaged this protective layer of the stratosphere, but scientists say the ozone layer is on track for recovery.
Jan 10, 2023
For Californians, a classic El Niño means big waves, white mountains and lots of rain, just like the phenomenon's opposite, La Niña, has been serving up.
Jan 4, 2023
Deep overturning circulation collapses with strong warming.
Dec 23, 2022
In Southern California, automobile emissions are the biggest source of carbon dioxide in the air. But during the pandemic, when there were fewer cars on the road, those levels decreased.