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ANN ARBOR—At a time when the reality of climate change has become the focus of national debate—often a political hot potato—research showing that 98 percent of students in a large …
ANN ARBOR—As the world grows warmer and the region grows wetter, extreme heat and rain will cause more people to die or become ill—a costly burden in terms of lives …
ANN ARBOR—Four new research grants from the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute will address the challenges of safe drinking water, climate change vulnerability, sustainable livestock production, and the health …
ANN ARBOR – A new installation at the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities will show the human effects of flooding and climate change through a riveting five-channel video …
ANN ARBOR — Though Michigan’s sugar maples benefit from the growth-promoting effects of nitrogen compounds in the environment, those gains will not fully offset the added stresses of growing under …
SOUTHFIELD – Urban growth and climate change are making stormwater runoff management an increasing challenge for the nation’s civil engineers and urban planners. More than 250 of them gathered Friday …
HOUGHTON — Methane is far more damaging as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide — 25 times more so. The gas, which is produced by decomposing organic materials in the …
HOUGHTON — The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a workshop at Michigan Technological University on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17, to explore some of the most compelling issues …
HOUGHTON — Soft spoken and with the wiry frame of an avid outdoorsman, Jason Gulley’s eyes light up when asked about caves. “They have a mystery around them,” he says. …
HOUGHTON — In the Detroit area people were relieved that the big rainstorm of Sept. 10 didn’t flood them out like the even bigger one of Aug. 11. But in …