Dr. Karin Warren

Heat watch study reveals local hot spots and climate vulnerabilities across 10 cities A new study, recently published in Urban Climate, highlights how extreme heat affects neighborhoods across Virginia, revealing stark disparities in temperature exposure linked to race, income, and tre...

Our heat mapping work, recently published in Urban Climate, has been informing efforts with community partners to design projects to address climate risks and increase resilience phys.org/news/2025-06...

04.06.2025 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cat sleeping on guinea pig cage

With the frigid arctic air swirling into our region, remember to check the seals around your exterior doors and windows for air leaks. And try reducing your heat losses by adding a cat to your roof.

15.01.2025 20:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An compelling study that highlights the importance of fieldwork for our natural science students...
"We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ..."

15.01.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

At #AMS2025 this week? Stop by our poster Wednesday in E62 - 16HEALTH and chat with my my co-author Laura Henry-Stone about our work on Climate-resilient Urban Forest Gardens to Address Climate Vulnerability, Food Insecurity, and Inequitable Heat Risks🧪

14.01.2025 14:19 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Space Elevator Take a trip to space!

A thoroughly charming depiction of earth's atmopheric profile, complete with "elevator music". Credit: Neal Agarwal, with some illustrations by Cindy Nhi neal.fun/space-elevat...

11.01.2025 17:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve The oceans have been much warmer than average for the past two years, and the planet just set another global heat record. What’s going on?

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve. An ocean and climate dynamics professor explains: https://buff.ly/3WgPvvb #climatesky

11.01.2025 13:07 — 👍 37    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 0

Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales Systematic studies of temperature using consistent, field-validated methods are needed to make inter- and intra-urban heat comparisons and to prioriti…

We investigated spatial patterns of heat hazard across 10 cities in VA using a community science approach. Our findings underscore the broad range of urban heat drivers and illustrate how community-based data can be used to prioritize policy and actions. 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

10.01.2025 23:29 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales Systematic studies of temperature using consistent, field-validated methods are needed to make inter- and intra-urban heat comparisons and to prioriti…

Hi! I'm a professor of environmental science, and this atmos/ocean feed-list seems the best fit (unless there is a climate feed-list?). I do community climate resilience work and teach ocean/atmosphere dynamics, energy, marine science, systems, etc. Recent pub: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

10.01.2025 20:44 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

2024 temperature blanket, representing high temperatures measured at the Randolph college weather station

09.01.2025 04:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0