“Hot, sticky, miserable weather” – you might think that description reflects a typical Maryland summer. But actually, those words were written 72 years ago, by glaciologist Carl Benson while working on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
ESSIC scientist Noel Gurwick is a co-author of a new report, “Buffer Pools and Beyond”, that provides the first comprehensive review of contract-based mechanisms that
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) Associate Professor Tim Canty has been appointed the Associate Director of Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), effective
Despite rising emissions, improved farm management could reduce emissions by about 10% without compromising yields. Rice paddies in Yangshuo, China. The flooded fields traditionally used
Lauren speaks to a group of teachers. Photo: Cazzy Medley On May 7th, ESSIC scientist Lauren Zamora visited Howard County Conservancy’s Youth Climate Institute to
On April 25, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) participated in Maryland Day, the University of Maryland’s annual open house event. This marked the 28th
Around the world, rain is falling less often but coming down harder. Plants are responding. For the past several years, ESSIC Scientist Andrew Feldman
ESSIC scientist Liqing Jiang is a co-author of a paper that has received the Frontiers Planet Prize, an international recognition honoring research that advances scientific solutions for planetary health.
Alexey Mishonov is first author on the World Ocean Database 2023 (WOD23), the world’s most complete and representative digital collection to date of near real
A mangrove “ghost forest” resulting from Hurricane Irma in 2017. Photo by Cheryl Doughty. University of Maryland researchers are uncovering the climate benefits of southern