Climate and Global Change Center | University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Josef Werne

Follow the link to learn more about Dr. Werne's research on lakes.
Dr. Corinne Richards-Zawacki

Dr. Richards-Zawacki studies the effects of climate and habitat on population and community processes. Follow this link for more on her research.
Eitan Shelef

Eitan studies the interaction between climate change and geomorphology. He focuses on carbon sequestration in the Artic. More of Dr. Shelef's research.
Dr. Mark Abbott

Learn more about Mark Abbott's research in alpine environments.

About

We are a multidisciplinary center comprised of researchers from different departments throughout the University of Pittsburgh. Our aim is to advance research collaborations among departments to develop cross-disciplinary projects that focus on Climate Change and to be a climate knowledge resource for the greater Pittsburgh Area. Learn more ABOUT US and OUR RESEARCH.

Energy and Environment

The GSPIA Energy and Environment blog provides commentary and analysis that furthers understanding of E&E issues of public interest. Its primary contributors are GSPIA faculty and students. More

The Yellow River Watershed

Dr. Ruth Mostern studies the long term environmental degradation of the Yellow River in China. She has found that agricultural practices throguhout the watershed have greatly increased the sediment load to the river. More

How do we compare?

How has Pittsburgh's climate changed over the last few hundred years (and longer)? Ed Hawkins' warming stripes depicted here show how temperatures in Pittsburgh area have changed since 1875.

Paleoenvironments

Dr. Josef Werne's interests are broad, including Earth system history, geobiology and biogeochemical cycling, and (paleo)climate and environmental change on all time scales ranging from human to geological. More

The Anthropocene

Overwhelming evidence confirms that humans are changing Earth in unprecedented ways: Global climate change, acidifying onceans, widespread pollution, pastic accumulation,, cours of rivers altered, mass extinction of species, etc.. Video.