Climate and Earth System Dynamics Group
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What We Do
The Climate and Earth System Dynamics Group is led by Prof. Noah S. Diffenbaugh. Our research takes an integrated approach to understanding climate dynamics and climate impacts by probing the interface between physical processes and natural and human vulnerabilities. This interface spans a range of spatial and temporal scales, and a number of climate system processes. Much of the group's work has focused on the role of fine-scale processes in shaping climate change impacts, including studies of extreme weather, water resources, agriculture, human health, and poverty vulnerability.
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Featured Publications
- Callahan, C., Trok, J., Wilson, A., Gould, C., Heft-Neal, S., Burke, M., & Diffenbaugh, N. (2025). Quantifying the contributions of climate change and adaptation to mortality from unprecedented extreme heat events. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(122), e2503577122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2503577122
- Ly, A., & Diffenbaugh, N. (2025). Integrating climate extremes with key biodiversity areas for improved biodiversity risk analysis and protected area planning. Conservation Science and Practice, e70190, https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70190. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70190
- Callahan, C., Trok, J., Wilson, A., Gould, C., Heft-Neal, S., Diffenbaugh, N., & Burke, M. (2025). Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur. Nature Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02480-1