Author: William Schlesinger

William H. Schlesinger
June 22, 2020 William H. Schlesingerclimate, faculty

Drought and Desertification

It is dumb and misplaced to ignore the prediction and the current onset of global changes in climate due to human activity.

Biodiversity Bottlenecks

We need to enhance natural processes that can accelerate diversification and allow emerging habitats to select the winners.

William H. Schlesinger
June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 William H. Schlesingerfaculty, pesticides

Lizardfall

If the speed and physical coordination of lizards is affected by incidental pesticide exposure, one may wonder what impacts it might have on the nerve transmission in humans

William H. Schlesinger
May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 William H. Schlesingerclimate, energy, faculty, forests, urban ecology

Air Conditioning

This speaks to the importance of planting trees in urban areas to lower ambient temperatures and reduce the need for air conditioning.

William H. Schlesinger
May 11, 2020May 15, 2020 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, climate, energy, faculty, wetlands

The Methane Mystery

The popularity of natural gas as a fossil fuel and its increased use are attractive candidates to explain the potential for increased leakage to the atmosphere.

The Smell of the City

With the shutdown of much of the economy, we can see the human impact on air quality, and the underlying volatilization of chemicals from our activities.