Earth Systems & Climate Change

Researchers look closely at sea spray aerosols from shoreline wave breaking, environmental implications

Bronwen Konecky has won a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to study rainfall changes in the Central America and northern South America region

Black carbon, the sooty byproduct of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, has emerged as a major contributor to climate change and human health impacts.

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Across all Washington University in St. Louis campuses, scores of researchers share a drive to understand the natural forces that shape our climate, health, culture and physical world.

To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis quantify how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years

Associate Professor Catalina Freixas has received a Provost Impact Award through WashU’s Confluence Collaborative for her research project, Segregation by Design.

Thunderstorms that swept the central US in 2022 were unprecedented, but their extreme precipitation may not be that rare — especially with global warming

Jason He, an expert in wastewater treatment and environmental biotechnology, has been named the Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering.

Americans generally believe in the inherent goodness of nature, and this belief is just as strong among people who have experienced natural disasters, according to recently published research.

Bird wing shape is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world, according to research from WashU biologists.