Letters to the Editor: Trees offer many benefits beyond helping with storm water

Scott Curtis, Ph.D., is the director of The Citadel’s Lt. Col. James B. Near, Jr., USAF, ’77 Center for Climate Studies.

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The Economic Impact of Climate Change

From South Carolina Public Radio, by Mike Switzer 2020’s hurricane season has been one of the most prolific in history, suggesting to most climate experts that global warming is accelerating. 

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Citadel faculty, staff to participate in study of Charleston sunny day flood waters

Researchers from The Citadel are taking a closer look at threats hiding in flood waters and marshes across Charleston and surrounding areas.

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What’s in Lowcountry sunny-day floodwaters that can endanger people, marine life and the environment? Citadel’s Center for Climate Studies is working to find that out, and much more

Students working on this project will help create new knowledge about the fate of perfluorocarboxylic acids in the atmosphere; this information is required to determine whether these compounds are an important part of global warming.

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Citadel launches climate science research center with $2 million donation

As seen in The Post & CourierBy Chloe Johnson A new research center at The Citadel will focus on climate change — the first group dedicated exclusively to this work in

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