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Ohio State-Led Study Projects Intensifying Droughts and Rainfall Extremes Across North America

Researchers from The Ohio State University, led by former Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center member Kyungmin Sung, now a research fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, have conducted a…

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International Mother Earth Day: 22 April 2024

When Mother Earth sends us a message

From extreme heat and rising sea levels to biodiversity loss and pollution, Mother Earth is in peril and making a clear call to action - a need to…

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Ohio State Works to Advance Global Water Access in Honduras

In a concerted effort to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and tackle one of the 14 Grand Challenges in Engineering outlined by the National Academy for Engineering, a…

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Revolutionary Technology in Ohio Destroys Toxic PFAS in Firefighting Foams

Firefighters in Ohio have been utilizing aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) to combat oil and gas fires since the 1960s; however, Ohio is now revolutionizing how it handles toxic materials by…

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Collaborative Efforts of Ohio State Engineers and University of Dodoma Students to Address Marwa's Water Crisis

An article published this past fall in the College of Engineering Communications highlighted the invaluable experience engineering students gain from the Global Capstone Design course, community-…

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Mountains' Influence on El Niño-Driven Winter Precipitation: Leveraging 150 Years of Data for Western Water Forecasting

A recent study featured in Ohio State News has shed light on the effects of mountainous terrain on precipitation changes in western North America, influenced by El Niño and La Niña…

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NCA5 Report on Climate Change and Its Consequences in the U.S.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) report, mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, presents a grim picture of the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change in the…

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COP28: Charting the Course for Global Climate Action

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled for November 30 to December 12 at Expo City Dubai in the United Arab…

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Unearthing Energy Solutions: Insight into Geologic Hydrogen's Potential

Last month, at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center's 5th Annual Symposium on Climate Change Research, the Director of the Global Water Institute at The Ohio State University and…