Global demand for low emission renewable energy production continues to intensify. Wind turbine power plants, which harness the kinetic energy from wind to generate electricity, continue to proliferate due to the ...

This paper compares the climate change public opinion of Millennials—born between the years 1981 and 2000—to those of other generations (Generation X, Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation). Recent social and political ...

Enacted into law in 1968, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides thousands of homeowners, businessowners, and communities with insurance in the event of a flood. The program goals are to provide primary flood ...

The purpose of this Capstone Project is to create science-based policy recommendations on integrating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) into Madagascar’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which is a plan developed by the ...

Although Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about climate change, only one in five Americans hear people they know talk about the issue at least once a month. This has been described as a “spiral of silence,” ...

In Ecuador, the loss in snow cover area, can severely affect agricultural lands, protected areas and people’s access to clean water. I investigated the changes in snow cover in the Altar volcano in Ecuador in the last ...

A survey of Montana public and environmental health professionals conducted during September and October 2019 revealed that these health professionals not only largely accept climate change but also have significant concerns ...

This report assesses how and why women in poor, rural communities in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, Pakistan are disproportionately impacted by and must adapt to climate change, and how the effects on these women can ...

As the United States continues to experience disastrous weather-related events—hurricanes, tropical storms, deep freezes, heat waves, and wildfires—evaluating the resilience of critical infrastructure systems becomes ...

Global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius is likely to be reached by the mid-20th Century and sealevels will continue to rise through 2100, even with immediate action. In order to respond to a changing climate and its effects, ...