Environment

New research shows how a shipboard system using limestone and seawater could cut maritime CO2 emissions by 50%.

A USC-led team led by USC Dornsife researchers has uncovered a hidden culprit behind the Amazon rainforests’ slow recovery: water loss caused by reshaped terrain.

An expert on how societies prepare for and respond to emergencies — from pandemics to climate change — USC’s Andrew Lakoff explores how our well-being depends on the health of Earth’s ecosystems.

A USC Dornsife study finds that outdated guidelines are limiting tree growth — especially in lower-income neighborhoods — and offers a path forward.

The fires may be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. A USC expert on safety, risk reduction and complex systems calls for a blue-ribbon commission to analyze their causes.

USC Price’s Adam Rose, an expert in energy and environmental economics, discusses the link between climate change and this week’s fires.

USC Viterbi researchers suggest a framework for sharing the Nile’s water and hydropower resources under prolonged drought.

Researchers at the CLIMA Center will study climate-related exposures and gaps in adaptation capacity to understand their combined impacts on health.

Using cutting-edge technology, USC Dornsife scientists discovered how a deadly combination of factors led to disaster.

USC computer science researchers have developed a wildfire detection system that accurately detects blazes within minutes — even seconds — of when they start.