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Climate Change

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UMD Joins Consortium to Improve Accuracy of Weather Forecasts

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Researchers to Lend Expertise to $6.6M Initiative

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Economist: EVs Can Help Drive U.S. to Carbon-Neutral Power Grid

Increased Affordability, Expansion in Renewable Energy Make Electric Cars Good Climate Change Fighters

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UMD Moves Forward on New Energy System

Investment Would Increase Efficiency, Prepare Campus for Alternative Fuel Sources

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As Climate Change Progresses, New Rainfall Patterns Affect Plants Worldwide

UMD-Led Study Found Fewer, Bigger Downpours Benefit Some Plants, Burden Others

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Stop Raking Leaves This Spring and Keep the Carbon in Your Soil

UMD Research Finds That Removing Leaves From Yards Depletes Nutrients

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Study Documents Slowing of Atlantic Currents

Change to System Crucial to Climate Regulation Could Intensify Effects of Climate Change

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Plants’ Unlikely Defense Against Climate Change: Different Leaf Structures

UMD Researchers Uncover Mechanism Behind Plant Leaf Diversity

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On Nepal Research Trip, Graduate Students Strive for Solutions for Food, Energy, Water

Grand Challenges-Funded Project Works With Villagers Facing Climate Change Fallout

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Study: Western Wildfires Reversed Decades of Gains From Air Pollution-Fighting Measures

Researchers’ Analysis Found Health Risks, Nearly 1,000 Premature Deaths Over Two Decades

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UMD Analysis: Rapid Methane Emissions Cuts Needed to Slow Climate Change

30% Reduction Would Limit Global Temperature Rise in Coming Decades

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UMD Scientists ‘Fingerprint’ Methane to Track a Climate Change Culprit

Emissions of the Potent Greenhouse Gas Have Spiked Since 2007—but Why Is Unclear

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UMD, State Officials Turn on First Tower of Statewide Weather Warning System

Mesonet System to Boost Public Safety, Bolster Agriculture and Broader Economy

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