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Penguins hunt for fish in the cold waters of the Southern Ocean

Scientists call for setting limits, possible moratorium on fishing in Antarctica鈥檚 Southern Ocean

Oct. 20, 2022

Published only days before the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources' annual meeting, this evidence-based commentary published in Science notes that current levels of fishing, combined with climate change, are taking a concerning toll on this diverse ecosystem of global importance.

Researchers studying climate futures shouldn鈥檛 jump to extremes

Oct. 19, 2022

A CU Boulder-led team is pushing for climate scientists to put the more likely and plausible middle-of-the-road scenarios at the research forefront instead of solely the worst-case futures.

Ocean currents have sheltered the Gal谩pagos from global warming. Now it鈥檚 time to protect them

Oct. 13, 2022

New research shows that a cold equatorial ocean current鈥攚hich provides a buffer for the Gal谩pagos Islands against an otherwise warming Pacific Ocean鈥攈as been getting stronger for decades. It's encouraging news, and another reason to safeguard this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Following Fiona and Ian, what鈥檚 next for hurricanes in 2022?听

Oct. 4, 2022

Two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall on U.S. coastlines within two weeks of each other in September. Kris Karnauskas explains why hurricanes form when they do and why Fiona and Ian may not be the end of this season.

Puerto Rico鈥檚 precarious relationship between power and water

Sept. 30, 2022

Five years after Maria, Hurricane Fiona exposes continued problems with Puerto Rico鈥檚 infrastructure. Fernando Rosario-Ortiz explains when the power goes out, so does access to clean water.

RASEI represented prominently among Department of Energy centers tackling climate change

Sept. 29, 2022

The Department of Energy awarded $400 million for research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing through 43 Energy Frontier Research Centers, six of which feature 13 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) members.

field of crops with wind turbines in background

How tiny seeds might reduce our huge dependence on fossil fuels

Sept. 23, 2022

The Fox Group, led by Jerome Fox, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was awarded $1.1 million of a five-year, $12.8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant that involves seven universities and institutions and paves the way for broader use of non-food oilseed crops in the chemical industry.

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