ESSIC Researcher Kimberly Slinski is the Principal Investigator on “Earth Observation-Based Monitoring and Forecasting of Rangeland Water Resources”, a newly funded project that aims to…
In the newly released 2022 Top Scientist rankings by Research.com, 18 University of Maryland researchers ranked among the Top 1,000 Environmental Sciences researchers in the…
Tractor on a paddy field in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Photographer is Thomas Schoch. May 6, 2022 – The Mekong Delta in Viet Nam could be…
ESSIC Director and Distinguished University Professor Ellen Williams has been named Chair of the NASA Science Committee and member of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 report predicted that global warming will cause the American Midwest to warm by 2-3°C by the mid-21st…
This story was originally published by the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. It is authored by Leslie Miller.The road salt…
The World Meteorological Organization’s Committee on Weather and Climate Extremes recognized two new world records for megaflashes of lightning: (left) The greatest duration for a…
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This story was originally published by the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. It is authored by Kimbra Cutlip. Data visualization…
Ralph Ferraro, previously the Chief of the NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Satellite Climate Studies Branch (SCSB) and ESSIC Visiting Associate Research Scientist,…