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New Funding from NOAA to Study Climate Change Resilience for Mobile Homes

car washed up in the yard of a mobile home

UVM is part of a new regional collaboration to study the climate-related vulnerabilities of mobile home park communities. With funding announced this week from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)s Climate Adaptation Partnerships program, the project brings together researchers from the Universities of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, as well as all three northern New England State Climatologists.

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Research on Climate Change and Lake Champlain’s Legacy Phosphorus Published

A graphic model of Global climate change (GCC) induced changes in air temperature and precipitation that directly influence external nutrient loading from the watershed
A conceptual model of global climate change-induced changes in air temperature and precipitation that directly influence external nutrient loading from the watershed, and indirectly influence internal lake bottom sediment loading of legacy nutrients.

Community Development and Applied Economics Professor Asim Zia is receiving media coverage after the publication of a research paper entitled, “Climate Change-Legacy Phosphorus Synergy Hinders Lake Response to Aggressive Water Policy Targets.” The research investigated the impacts that climate change is having on the ability to meet water quality standards in Lake Champlain. Continue reading “Research on Climate Change and Lake Champlain’s Legacy Phosphorus Published”