Climate Science, Adaptation & Resilience Solutions

UArizona is an international leader in climate science, understanding climate risks, and building scalable solutions to water supply problems, wildfire risks, habitat loss, agricultural production challenges, and threats to defense installations and human health.

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Seas will likely rise even faster than worst-case scenarios predicted by climate models

It looks like the climate models are too conservative.

Tucson, Arizona, opens new compost facility

The city has also partnered with the University of Arizona to offer a commercial pickup program.

U.S. Cities Are Underestimating Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The errors could make it more difficult for cities to meet goals for reducing their planet-warming footprint

Tree rings and Iceland's Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate

When the Laki volcano erupted in 1783, its effects rippled around the world

Analysis of Alaskan Tree Rings can Help Fine-Tune Future Climate Predictions

University of Arizona researchers read between the lines of tree rings to reconstruct exactly what happened in Alaska the year that the Laki Volcano erupted half a world away in Iceland. What they learned can help fine-tune future climate predictions.

Tucson declared a climate emergency: What happens next?

Many Overheated Forests May Soon Release More Carbon Than They Absorb

New research suggests that, sooner than expected, trees may become carbon sources rather than carbon sinks, as a feedback loop of rising temperatures drives them to release more greenhouse gases.

Global Warming Gathers Pace

The world is getting hotter: during three recent years, the total amount of global warming jumped by a fourth. And cities are getting hotter, too.

Could agrivoltaics feed our demand for clean energy?

Agrivoltaics could result in more food, more energy, lower water demand, lower carbon emissions, and more prosperous rural communities, says an Oregon State University researcher. He plans to build a farm to prove the point.