Energy Department funds 蜜桃影像 climate resilience center
Michael DeLue
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Aug. 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced , including one led by the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks.
The projects are part of the agency鈥檚 Justice40 Initiative and are designed to ensure that all Americans are benefitting from scientific research.
The new Climate Resilience Center for 蜜桃影像 brings 蜜桃影像 researchers together with others at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It will be led by climate scientist Rick Lader with 蜜桃影像鈥檚 International Arctic Research Center.
鈥淭his is a great opportunity to leverage past investment by the Department of Energy in Arctic research at 蜜桃影像 to address the unmet needs identified by 蜜桃影像 communities,鈥 Lader said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be building relationships and two-way communication so that the climate science is more available to communities and the knowledge from community members can better inform the science.鈥
Researchers at 蜜桃影像 have long been at the cutting edge of understanding the significant changes to the Arctic region due to climate warming, often with the support of the climate modeling expertise of the Department of Energy.
This project will enhance communication with 蜜桃影像 communities about existing climate science, develop relationships and incorporate the best available science into educational pathways and land planning.
Pilot research specifically focused on southwestern 蜜桃影像 will be a significant part of the work, which will involve graduate students as well as outreach and communications staff.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to train the next generation of climate investigators right here in 蜜桃影像,鈥 Lader said. 鈥淥ur environment is so unique and our context so specific that failing to emphasize the role of tribal and rural communities in informing and using climate models doesn鈥檛 make sense.鈥
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