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Using Satellite Altimetry Data to Monitor Groundwater Depletion Through Land Subsidence in California's Central Valley
Xuechen Yang, a graduate student in The School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University, is the lead author of a study using satellite altimetry data from California's…

Aaron Wilson Appointed as Next State Climatologist of Ohio
Congratulations Aaron! In addition to his new role as State Climatologist, he holds a joint appointment as a principal investigator at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center…

Congratulations to Aaron Wilson!
Dr. Aaron Wilson began his new faculty position as Assistant Professor, Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist within OSU Extension, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental…

Farming and the Environment on All Sides with Ann Fisher
Earlier this week, Aaron Wilson, principal investigator at the Byrd Center and assistant professor – Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist within OSU Extension, College…

Below-average Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) predicted for western Lake Erie
Last month National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) released its annual HAB forecast for western Lake Erie. The forecast for this summer is a smaller than average…

Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S.
Recent heat in Ohio, though breaking for Father's Day weekend, is expected to return next week. Unlike this week, the forecast is pretty dry (0.10 or less for most). Partners throughout the…

Climate Change is Just Getting Warmed up
Cincinnati Magazine recently published a news article titled Climate Change is Just Getting Warmed up in which Bryan Mark, State Climatologist and Professor of Geography and Byrd Center…

Ohio Climate Gets Hotter and Wetter
Across the Midwest and the East, climate change in recent years has resulted in dramatic weather patterns from intense, short droughts to inundations of rain in a short period of time. Rising…

Agriculture Plays Key Role in Limiting Climate Change
Last week the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released their latest report on climate change. Brent Sohngen, professor of environmental and resource…