Such models can provide novel insights into the complex issue of global change by accounting for an exhaustive number of feedbacks among the components of the Earth system and of the human system.
In this month's edition of Beyond Numbers and Proofs, I will address a few issues on the impact of global change with respect to the role of mathematics.
Exciting research directions are ahead of us that we hope will help to address pressing issues in the context of global change.
Within the framework of global change research, the issues related to coastal management and adaptation represent an important focus.
While some scientific areas (e.g., genomics, bioinformatics) have experienced a data deluge, many areas of global change, including the issue of shifting plant quality, have been hindered by chronic data scarcity.
However, to whom are you going to listen to on issues of global climate change?
UCLA Hammer Museum hosted a "Global Creative Forum" on February 22, bringing together United Nations representatives, environmental experts and entertainment industry leaders to brainstorm on the critical role Hollywood can play to communicate the urgent issues of global climate change.
Their usage raises sustainability issues and questions of nations' resilience in face of global changes and mega-trends such as population growth, global climate change, and economic growth.
"This will be a 21st-century sustainable urban farm that exposes students Pre-K through 5th grade to critical issues of global concern: climate change, efficient use of water and energy, building greener cities, and growing a secure and healthy food supply".
In a time when the issue of global climate change pervades society and science, this study aptly illustrates the control that global climate change can have over the evolutionary trajectories and fates of lineages and species.
