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Mitigating climate disruption in time: A self-consistent approach for avoiding both near-term and long-term global warming
This study clarifies the need for comprehensive CO2 and non-CO2 mitigation approaches to address both near-term and long-term warming. Pairing decarbonization with mitigation…
May 23, 2022
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Using birds to predict disease dynamics
In order to prepare for both the short- and long-term effects of climate change, it is vital that we gain a more complete understanding of the role robins may play in spreading…
May 13, 2022
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The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life
Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up…
May 6, 2022
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City rats are unlikely to cause the next pandemic
Researchers at Georgetown University discovered that urban animals certainly harbored 10 times more types of diseases, but that a methodological bias could be involved: they were…
May 3, 2022
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The unsettling reason that climate change could lead to more pandemics
As the climate changes, wild animals and humans are apt to cross paths more often — opening the door for…
May 2, 2022
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Climate Change, According to Experts, Might Spark the Next Significant Pandemic
Scientists predict that if the earth's climate continues to warm, wildlife will be forced to relocate their territories, most likely to locations with dense human populations,…
May 2, 2022
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2022 ECo Impact Award Recipients
From pollinators to people to past populations, 2022 ECo Impact Award recipients are expanding scholarship on environment and sustainability at Georgetown University and beyond.…
May 1, 2022
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Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk
Climate and land use change will produce novel opportunities for viral sharing among previously geographically-isolated species of wildlife. In some cases, this will facilitate…
April 28, 2022
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Climate change could spark the next pandemic, new study finds
As Earth's climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats -- likely to regions with large human populations -- dramatically…
April 28, 2022
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Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases
Cross-species virus spread will happen over 4,000 times among mammals alone due to…
April 28, 2022