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Earth System Science Center

Earth System Science Center

Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State.

Michael Mann awarded the 2019 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics

jet stream configuration in late July 2018

Controlling future summer weather extremes still within our grasp

Michael Mann

Mann receives 2018 AGU Climate Communication Prize

tundra flowers

Spring is springing earlier in polar regions than across the rest of Earth

Michael Mann

Mann receives AAAS award for public engagement with science

Dianna Cohen, "post consumer mandala (detail)," 2001.

Artist Dianna Cohen to present lecture Feb. 15 at the Palmer Museum

book cover

Picture book empowers children, families to tackle climate change

Storm surge map

Sea-level rise, not stronger storm surge, will cause future NYC flooding

power plant smokestacks

Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated

Michael Mann

Mann receives Schneider award for outstanding climate science communication

global circulation patterns

Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream

regional climate model

Global climate models do not easily downscale for regional predictions

temperature map

Odds are overwhelming that record heat due to climate change

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Seven Penn State Researchers named AAAS Fellows

Naomi Oreskes

Harvard professor to discuss "why we should trust science" on Oct. 26

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