climate

Flooded Futures

July 30, 2025

Flood researchers Antonia Sebastian and Miyuki Hino are reshaping how the Southeast prepares for storms.

In Hot Water

October 12, 2021

Warming ocean waters are one of many climate change consequences, and scientists have observed fish migrating to stay within their preferred temperature range. Janet Nye, a UNC-Chapel Hill marine scientist, wants to understand how a warmer environment will affect these animals to help fisheries better prepare for the future.

Uma Shankar

July 6, 2016

Uma Shankar is a research associate in the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development within the UNC Institute for the Environment. Her research focuses on air quality and its climate impacts.