David A. Seekell received the 2016 Science for Solutions Award at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 14 December 2016 in San Francisco, Calif. The award is for "significant contributions in the application and use of the Earth and space sciences to solve societal problems."
food security
Posted inScience Updates
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security Worldwide
AgMIP Workshop on Coordinated Global and Regional Integrated Assessments of Climate Change and Food Security; Aspen, Colorado, 13–18 September 2015
Posted inScience Updates
Precipitation Data Key to Food Security and Public Health
2015 Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission Applications Workshop; Hyattsville, Maryland, 9–10 June 2015
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Regional Nuclear War Could Cause a Global Famine
A detonation of less than 0.03% of the current global nuclear arsenal could cause fires that clog the air with soot. This soot could block solar radiation, leading to worldwide crop shortages.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Mekong River Dams Could Bring Future Food Security Woes
The rapid development of dams in the Mekong River Basin could pose a threat to future environmental stability.