Author Profile: J Duncombe

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Publications from J. Duncombe

Climate Change

GeoFIZZ 16 April 2021

Five Culinary Winners and Losers of Climate Change

From wines in Canada to mushrooms in the Czech Republic, some foods will fare better than others on a hot planet.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 14 April 2021

Turf’s Dirty Little Secret

Greenhouse gas emissions from sports fields may be scoring points for climate change.

Atmospheric Sciences

Scientist Kim Prather stands next to a wave tank in a laboratory

News 31 March 2021

Aerosol Scientists Try to Clear the Air About COVID-19 Transmission

“We are basically doing what a public health agency should be doing.”

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Ocean Sciences

News 31 March 2021

Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California

Although warming oceans may make population booms and mass strandings more common, the species may ultimately be one of the beneficiaries of climate change.

Education

News 19 March 2021

Racist Slurs in Place-Names Have to Go, Say Geoscientists

An open letter from geoscientists supports a bill to remove racist slurs from federally recognized lakes, creeks, canyons, and other small landforms.

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Education

Two engineers talk in front of a bridge while holding a schematic

News 12 March 2021

Seven Ways PIs Can Counteract Systemic Bias Right Now

Principal investigators are the monarchs of their science kingdoms. Here are seven things they can do for the betterment of the realm—ehrm, lab group.

Climate Change

Sea ice in Alaska in 1982 compared to 2018

News 11 February 2021

Arctic Report Card Founder Discusses the Fate of the Pole

Researcher Jackie Richter-Menge has reported on the status of the melting Arctic for the past 15 years. Her observations tell a story of “mind-blowing change.”

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Geohealth

News 13 January 2021

Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest

Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest have joined together to tackle issues of food sovereignty in two environmental extremes. Their bond led to a swift response to COVID-19.