Arabi makes case for impact-based drought monitoring in new article

Mazdak Arabi

In an article published by Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, CSU professors Mazdak Arabi and Shrideep Pallickara advocate for a broader scope in monitoring droughts to include the resulting impacts of droughts. With satellite imaging and improved modeling, drought monitoring now has the capacity to produce near real-time data. Yet, that data focuses on the immediate…Read more

New research analyzes impact of climate change and urban development on compound dry-hot weather events

Portrait of Mahshid Ghanbari standing in front of greenery

The concurrent occurrence of hot and dry weather events, known as compound dry-hot extreme (CDHE) events, poses a significant risk to the health of both humans and the environment. In their research published by Nature Communications journal, postdoctoral researcher Mahshid Ghanbari and Professor Mazdak Arabi analyze the impact of climate change and urban development on…Read more

Mahmoud published in Nature as wildfires continue to blaze around the world

Hussam Mahmoud and Nature logo

Professor Hussam Mahmoud has published an article in Nature‘s online journal under the World View section entitled “The causes of wildfires are clear. How they burn through communities is not.” In the article, Mahmoud calls for community-wide mitigation to reduce damage from wildfires. His own groundbreaking wildfire model is one such way to increase resilience…Read more