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The Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million in funding for Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) across 10 states. University-led research teams will use DOE national laboratories' modeling, data, and research to improve climate prediction and help vulnerable communities prepare for extreme weather risks.

Large amounts of carbon are stored as dissolved organic matter in the environment. In the ocean, this organic carbon is typically thousands of years old, but seasonal changes in surface concentrations suggest some is produced and degraded much more quickly.

Neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago are leaders in launching initiatives in the green energy economy — providing the ideal backdrop for Department of Energy (DOE) and Argonne representatives to learn from community leaders.

Simulating coastal flooding is challenging because Earth system models

earth system model (ESM)

A model that simulates how chemistry, biology, and physical forces work together. These models are similar to, but much more comprehensive than, global climate models.

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often struggle with the complex interactions between rivers, tides, and storm surges. To address this, researchers enhanced the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM)

Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM)

The Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) project includes Earth System Models, simulations, and predictions to investigate energy-relevant science using code optimized for DOE's advanced supercomputers.

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by integrating advanced river and ocean models, improving the simulation of these interactions.

Greenland was once actually green — even if it was close to a million years ago. But its lack of an ice sheet back then may lead to clues about the increased risk of sea-level rise in a warmer future. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center, not just the edges, of Greenland’s ice sheet melted away in the recent geological past and the now-ice-covered island was then home to a green, tundra

tundra

A type of ecosystem dominated by lichens, mosses, grasses, and woody plants. Generally located at high latitudes (arctic tundra) and high altitudes (alpine tundra).

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landscape.

Collaboration introduces students to energy workforce pathways with sustainability and environmental justice

environmental justice

The just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities that affect human health and the environment.

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in mind. Twenty high school juniors and seniors recently spent two weeks at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) learning how scientists play key roles in developing cleaner, renewable energy

renewable energy

Renewable energy comes from unlimited, naturally replenished resources, such as the sun, tides, and wind. Renewable energy can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation.

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sources.

Last year marked Earth’s warmest year on record. A new study finds that some of 2023’s record warmth, nearly 20 percent, likely came as a result of reduced sulfur emissions from the shipping industry. Much of this warming concentrated over the northern hemisphere.

To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the United States plans to inject hundreds of millions of tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

An important heat-trapping gas, also known as a greenhouse gas, that comes from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, and natural gas), from wildfires, and natural processes like volcanic eruptions.

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into the deep subsurface, marking a key shift in carbon capture and storage from pilot projects to large-scale deployment.

The Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize through the American-Made program to address the growing need for a robust and diverse clean energy workforce.

Global tropical cyclone

tropical cyclone

A warm-core non-frontal synoptic-scale cyclone, originating over tropical or subtropical waters, with organized deep convection and a closed surface wind circulation about a well-defined center.

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intensification rates have increased historically in coastal areas, and this increase is expected to continue in the future. While tropical cyclone (TC) intensification has been studied over the open ocean regions previously, past studies haven’t considered changes in storm intensification specifically in coastal regions at the global scale.

A new tool from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory can analyze large-scale vehicle energy use, from city commutes to cross-country transport. Called Autonomie Express, it helps transport companies, researchers, and city planners estimate energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Over the past seven months, college students in Texas and Georgia collaborated with local organizations on clean energy education and solutions. On June 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy recognized three student-led teams as winners of the IMPACT phase of the American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize Collegiate Track.