Topic: Climate Change
NOAA awards grant to enhance decision-ready climate projections for diverse stakeholders
University of Miami scientists will lead a four-year, first-of-its-kind collaborative project.
Hurricane impacts on mosquito populations
University of Miami health geographer Imelda Moise led a study that found mosquito populations in Miami-Dade County increased dramatically after Hurricane Irma.
Evaluating the flow of information for high-impact weather events
For the past three years, undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School have investigated how information on devastating landfalling hurricanes is created, shared, and used within a complete warning system.
14 University of Miami engineering professors ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists
Stanford University and Elsevier have released the seventh edition list recognizing faculty for global research impact
A powerful, new tool in hurricane forecasting
From hurricanes and precipitation patterns to drought conditions, artificial intelligence is quickly gaining ground as a powerful tool in predicting weather events. University of Miami researchers are part of the revolution, but challenges remain.
One of the world's fastest ocean currents is remarkably stable, study finds
Study challenges previous assertions of Gulf Stream slowdown
Rising global temperatures are the new normal
Last year, Earth experienced its warmest year on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass that milestone. As such, cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting outdoor workers, the young, and older adults at risk.
Diving into marine research
Five University of Miami Rosenstiel School students received a coveted NOAA Hollings Scholarship this summer, which offers two years of tuition assistance and a guaranteed internship.
Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers
A pilot’s initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that decimated the Florida Keys marked the beginning of the era of today’s legendary hurricane hunters.
A flight into the maelstrom
Devon Ledbetter, a graduate student at the Rosenstiel School, is creating a virtual reality experience that will let anyone fly aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft and into the eye of the storm.
On a Black Sea dive, this archeologist makes quite a find
University of Miami graduate student Efrain Ocasio joined an international student dive expedition in Bulgaria this summer that uncovered the foundation of a centuries-old fortress wall buried by the shifting seas.
The corals of the future
A Rosenstiel School research team recently imported dozens of live corals from Tela Bay, Honduras, known for its warm and murky waters, to breed them with Florida corals in an effort to make more resilient offspring.
