Princeton University-led researchers studied annual outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in one of the first examinations of how climate change could affect diseases such as influenza (pictured) that are transmitted directly from person to person. The researchers, led by PEI Postdoc Rachel Baker with support from CIMES, found that…

A new a paper led by a team of GFDL and Princeton researchers, among them CIMES scientists, describes GFDL’s latest multi-purpose atmosphere-ocean coupled climate model, CM4.0. It consists of GFDL’s newest atmosphere and land models at about 100…

In response to the urgent environmental challenges facing the planet, Princeton faculty and alumni who are working to protect the environment gathered for the Princeton Environmental Forum held on campus Oct. 24-25. They came with knowledge, questions and an eagerness to share ideas from the frontlines of science leadership and environmental…

For three hurricane seasons in a row, storms with record-breaking rainfall have caused catastrophic flooding in the southern United States: Harvey in 2017, Florence in 2018 and Imelda in 2019. A new analysis by Princeton researchers explains why this trend is likely to continue with global warming. Both the higher moisture content of warmer air…

The two-day Princeton Environmental Forum will feature Princeton faculty and alumni environmental leaders, among them CIMES Director Gabe Vecchi, CICS Alum Jane Baldwin, and Joe Majkut,…

CIMES Researcher Morris Bender, an AOS research meteorologist, is the lead author of an article, published in the September issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), describing the successful collaborations that played a pivotal role in transitioning the GFDL hurricane research model into a long…

A new rapid analysis carried out by an international team of scientists, among them CIMES Director Gabe Vecchi, professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, and former CICS Researcher Karin van der Wiel…

As the second speaker of the Fall 2019 PEI Faculty Seminar Series, CIMES Director Gabriel Vecchi, professor of geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, will…

CIMES Director Gabriel Vecchi,  professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, appears on Jake Trappers' CNN "Earth Matters Series" to discusses the intensity of Hurricane Dorian as it moves up the East Coast. [video] appears on Jake Trappers' CNN "Earth Matters Series" to discusses the intensity of Hurricane Dorian as it…

CIMES Director Gabe Vecchi, professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, addresses this question in a New York Times piece ...