climate

June 1, 2007

Ocean blues

Since the Industrial Revolution, Earth’s oceans have swallowed nearly half of all fossil-fuel carbon emissions. Damage could be reaching the tipping point.

Call and response

While the University of Washington is a leader in researching this and other aspects of carbon emissions, it is doing more than just studying this problem.

June 1, 2003

Running on empty

With more people, global warming and thirsty farms, water use in the Pacific Northwest will change drastically, UW faculty members warn.

September 1, 1998

The big chill

By freezing a ship in the Arctic ice cap, scientists may get hot leads on global warming.

September 1, 1997

Reading the skies

UW professors track data that may reveal future droughts, bountiful harvests and even global warming.