Climate Science

Cary Institute lecture with environmental historian Stephen Pyne (professor emeritus, Arizona State University) in conversation with Cary forest ecologist Winslow Hansen, on humanity's evolving relationship with fire, why destructive megafires have increased, the role of climate and land-use decisions, and pathways toward restoring ecological fire balance.

AGU26 brings the Earth and space science community to San Francisco on 7–11 December 2026 for research presentations, scientific exchange, workshops and professional development. The programme spans Earth, planetary and space sciences, with opportunities for collaboration across disciplines. Registration and housing are currently open. The organizer lists 29 September as the late-breaking abstract deadline; the standard abstract round has already closed. The official event site provides registration, travel and programme updates for the meeting at the Moscone Center.

The EGU General Assembly 2027 will take place in Vienna and online from 4–9 April 2027, bringing together researchers across Earth, planetary and space sciences. The organizer’s current invitation is for scientific session proposals, with submissions due on 23 September 2026. This stage allows the community to shape the scientific programme. The official assembly website provides the session-proposal instructions and will carry subsequent abstract, attendance and registration information. The physical venue is the Austria Center Vienna.

A fundamental problem in neuroscience is understanding how the properties of individual neurons and synapses contribute to neuronal circuit dynamics and behavior. In recent years we have done both computational and experimental studies that demonstrate that the same physiological output can arise from multiple, degenerate solutions, and that individual animals with similar behavior can nonetheless have quite different sets of underlying circuit parameters. Most recently, we have been studying the resilience of individual animals to perturbations such as temperature and high potassium concentrations. This has revealed that extreme environmental experiences can produce long-term changes in circuit performance that can be hidden, or “cryptic” unless the animals are again challenged or perturbed. Our present experimental and computational work is designed to understand differential resilience in natural, wild-caught animals in response to climate change, and shows long-lasting influences of the animals’ temperature history. VVTNS Fourth Season Closing Lecture. Presented in the van Vreeswijk Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar series (formerly WWTNS) on 2024-06-26. Recording duration: 00:49:33.

An undergraduate research fellowship examines air-temperature records across São Paulo state within a project on climate change and extreme-rainfall impacts. Tasks include gathering long meteorological time series, checking data quality, exploratory statistics, clustering, spatial interpolation and GIS mapping. The call is restricted to students already enrolled at FFLCH-USP who can devote at least 20 hours per week. The planned start is December 2026. Applications are accepted until 25 September 2026 using the email instructions on the investigator’s notice; applicants submit a Lattes CV, transcript and one-page statement of interest.

Join the African Climate and Development Initiative and its People in Nature and Climate Lab as a Chapter Scientist supporting the Africa chapter of IPCC AR7. The fellow will synthesize evidence on climate impacts, projected risks, adaptation and loss and damage, with particular attention to water and infrastructure. Duties include research synthesis, figures, publications and coordination with chapter authors. The fellowship offers ZAR 480,000 annually for up to two years, renewed subject to progress, and requires a start by 1 November 2026. Apply by 30 September with one PDF containing a suitability letter, CV and publications, academic records and two referee contacts. Later applications may be considered only if the vacancy remains unfilled.

An undergraduate research fellowship examines air-temperature records across São Paulo state within a project on climate change and extreme-rainfall impacts. Tasks include gathering long meteorological time series, checking data quality, exploratory statistics, clustering, spatial interpolation and GIS mapping. The call is restricted to students already enrolled at FFLCH-USP who can devote at least 20 hours per week. The planned start is December 2026. Applications are accepted until 25 September 2026 using the email instructions on the investigator’s notice; applicants submit a Lattes CV, transcript and one-page statement of interest.

Join the African Climate and Development Initiative and its People in Nature and Climate Lab as a Chapter Scientist supporting the Africa chapter of IPCC AR7. The fellow will synthesize evidence on climate impacts, projected risks, adaptation and loss and damage, with particular attention to water and infrastructure. Duties include research synthesis, figures, publications and coordination with chapter authors. The fellowship offers ZAR 480,000 annually for up to two years, renewed subject to progress, and requires a start by 1 November 2026. Apply by 30 September with one PDF containing a suitability letter, CV and publications, academic records and two referee contacts. Later applications may be considered only if the vacancy remains unfilled.

The EGU General Assembly 2027 will take place in Vienna and online from 4–9 April 2027, bringing together researchers across Earth, planetary and space sciences. The organizer’s current invitation is for scientific session proposals, with submissions due on 23 September 2026. This stage allows the community to shape the scientific programme. The official assembly website provides the session-proposal instructions and will carry subsequent abstract, attendance and registration information. The physical venue is the Austria Center Vienna.

AGU26 brings the Earth and space science community to San Francisco on 7–11 December 2026 for research presentations, scientific exchange, workshops and professional development. The programme spans Earth, planetary and space sciences, with opportunities for collaboration across disciplines. Registration and housing are currently open. The organizer lists 29 September as the late-breaking abstract deadline; the standard abstract round has already closed. The official event site provides registration, travel and programme updates for the meeting at the Moscone Center.