Category: Press Releases

DAWN Project Launches First Phase of an Innovative, Web-based Decision-support Tool

March 8, 2023

The DAWN tools will enable producers and specialists to improve water use and nutrient management in agricultural operations

NCEI provides access to the North American Coastal Ocean Acidification Indicators through the NCEI Ocean Carbon Data System (OCADS). The OCADS collection is an ocean carbon data repository created to support regional to global ocean carbon cycling and ocean acidification research. The OCADS project is funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO), and NCEI.

Visualizing Coastal Ocean Acidification

March 2, 2023

New tool shows the distribution of seven ocean acidification indicators in North American coastal waters

ESSIC Scientists to Address Climate Change, Predict Future COVID Variants, and Remediate Methane with Grand Challenges Grants

February 17, 2023

The University of Maryland today awarded $30 million to 50 projects through its Grand Challenges Grants Program, an institution-wide initiative to tackle major societal issues.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) received 16 Grand Challenges grants, five of which include ESSIC scientists.

The Orroral Valley Fire viewed from Tuggeranong on the evening of 28 January

Australian Wildfires Depleted the Ozone Layer in a Variety of Ways, According to New Article

November 28, 2022

A UMD alum and professor co-authored a paper about the reduction in the thickness of Earth’s protective ozone layer that followed the Australian wildfires.

The maps above show simulated storm tracks and wind speeds of nine Arctic cyclones. The left image represents simulated storm tracks as they hit the Arctic in the past decade. The right image shows how the cyclones are projected to respond to climate change by the end of the century. Credits: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens, using data from Parker, C.L. et al.

Arctic Cyclones to Intensify as Climate Warms

November 21, 2022

In findings published on Nov. 9, a team of NASA scientists led by ESSIC research scientist Chelsea Parker project spring Arctic cyclones will intensify by the end of this century because of sea ice loss and rapidly warming temperatures. Those conditions will lead to stronger storms that carry warmer air and more moisture into the Arctic.

The University of Maryland ranked No. 57 overall, No. 28 among U.S. institutions and No. 12 among U.S. public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s list of 2022-23 Best Global Universities, which focuses on the global research and reputation of 2,000 top schools. Photo by John T. Consoli

UMD Advances in U.S. News’ Ranking of Top Global Universities

November 16, 2022

The University of Maryland ranked No. 12 among U.S. public institutions and No. 57 among top universities from nearly 100 countries in U.S. News & World Report’s list of 2022-23 Best Global Universities.

A view of the Mekong River at Luang Prabang in Laos. (late August 2009)

Cooperation among hydropower producers could hold the answer to reviving the mighty Mekong

October 31, 2022

The Mekong’s floodplains are a global biodiversity hotspot sustaining one of the world’s largest inland fisheries. However, two decades of hydropower developments have altered the river discharge and impacted the water available to the floodplains. In particular, the flood pulse — the principal driving force of healthy floodplains — is getting shorter and weaker.

A flooded river in Niger. Photo credit: HomoCosmicos/Getty Images.

Flooding Significantly Impacts Food Security, New Study Finds

October 24, 2022

New research finds that flooding can affect food security for over 5.6 million people across several African nations. The work comes at a time when floods have also devastated Pakistan, India, and large parts of the European Union and the United States.

UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Awarded NASA Funding Renewal

September 26, 2022

The five-year, $95 million cooperative agreement will support the center’s research efforts.

Ross Salawitch Elected as an AGU Fellow

September 19, 2022

Ross Salawitch has been elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. He joins 53 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows. Since 1962, the AGU Union Fellows Committee has selected less than 0.1% of members as new Fellows. AGU, a nonprofit organization that supports 130,000 enthusiasts to experts worldwide in Earth and space sciences, annually recognizes a select number of individuals as part of its Honors and Recognition program.