Coastal wetlands — threatened by rising seas — are nature’s powerhouses for capturing and storing carbon. USC researchers are studying how to protect these essential ecosystems.
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Released by the melting permafrost, mercury is putting the food chain — and the communities that depend on it — at risk. USC scientists seek a better way to assess the hazard.
A USC study reveals that people are more familiar with tried-and-true names for climate change — including “climate change.”
At the USC Capital Campus, the USC Dornsife Public Exchange and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy explore how nature can be used to fight floods, heatwaves, fires and more.
Giancarlo Ceja is determined to advocate for low-income neighborhoods affected by rising temperatures and pollution.
USC Dornsife doctoral candidate Kyla Kelly is studying how various factors impact deadly Pseudo-nitzschia blooms.
Policy Influencer Jiachen Zhang brings expertise in computational modeling and science-based public policy to her new role at the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
New technology from USC and Caltech could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the global shipping industry. See the story, photos and video.
EARTH MONTH: USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability will use the Ballmer Group gift to study decarbonization strategies
The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge, says a USC climate expert.