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This website is an interdisciplinary effort to provide a one-stop portal to the climate change research, teaching, and outreach and extension programs at Cornell University, under the guidance of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Climate Change Program and Focus Group (CCFG) and the Cornell University Climate Change Program Work Team (PWT).

The CCFG began in 2008 and currently has 17 faculty members from across campus, representing disciplines such as: climate science, ecology, agriculture, engineering, economics, architecture, history, and social sciences.

The Climate Change PWT was formed in 2010 and currently has over twenty five Cornell faculty, staff and CCE educators from around New York State who are working to share information on climate change research and develop outreach materials for the public and Stakeholders.

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Changing Crops for a Changing Climate: What can biotechnology contribute? - Mark Lynas, Environmental Author and Journalist and panel, 2 p.m. April 29, Statler Auditorium and via livestream.

Invasive weeds could shed light on climate-coping [Cornell Chronicle 2013-03-13] While other species are expected to suffer from environmental fluctuations, changes in temperature may help invasive weeds expand their ranges.

Climate Smart & Climate Ready - April 18-21, Ithaca and Cortland. A major regional conference on making our communities more climate friendly and climate resilient. More info.

David Wolfe discusses climate change on WCHU radio 1/24/2013.

National Climate Assessment report released for a public comment by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The full report draft or specific chapters (e.g., "Northeast", Chapter 16) available here.

2012 is hottest year on record for the Northeast

This is just the beginning - "What we are seeing today is the kind of thing we will see more frequently in the future. There's very little doubt about that," says Cornell professor David Wolfe.

A warmer New York City could be a sicker one - Warm winters favor the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.

Cornell offers new climate change minor - Open to all undergraduates with no prerequisites for three core courses.

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