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News Release 09-167
NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Releases New Report
"Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems" notes challenges and opportunities in responding to Earth's rapidly changing environment
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The NSF AC-ERE's new report considers environmental transitions and tipping points.
Credit: National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
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Barrier beaches like Springhill Beach in Massachusetts are now affected by sea-level rise.
Credit: P. Hoagland, WHOI
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Urban ecology in cities across the U.S. and around the world is changing quickly.
Credit: Ramon Arrowsmith, Arizona State University
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A house burns on Galveston Island, Texas, as Hurricane Ike hits the Gulf Coast in 2008.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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A forest burn site shows another way in which landscapes are changing.
Credit: Michelle Kelleher, National Science Foundation
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To increase environmental literacy, students identify parkland birds in Florida.
Credit: Claudia Zan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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