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![Professor Yasin Elshorbany](/news/images/yasin-elshorbany-artic-warming-490-327.jpg)
USFSP Professor Part of International Team that Finds Arctic Warming Accelerates Climate Change, Impacting Global Economy by Trillions
Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth’s surface due to the melting of sea ice and snow, will accelerate climate change – and have multi-trillion dollar impacts on the world economy.
April 23, 2019Research and Innovation
![Flooding around a house in St. Petersburg](/news/images/climate-change-real-estate-490-327.jpg)
Climate Change and Real Estate Event Aims to Answer, ‘What Will Happen to My House?’
On March 5 at 7:00 p.m., iCAR presents Climate Science 101: Real Estate and Climate Change at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Education Center. Speakers will give presentations and hold Q&A sessions with the goal of helping citizens answer the question, “What will happen to my house?”
March 5, 2019Events, Sustainability
![Waves crashing on a rock](/news/images/yasin-elshorbany-climate-change-490-327.jpg)
Chemistry Professor to Gain New Insight on Climate Change by Studying the Ocean’s Spray
A USFSP chemistry professor plans to measure spray from the ocean’s waves in an attempt to unlock the secrets to fighting global climate change.
November 28, 2018Research and Innovation
![George Gerlaskie of Duke Energy describing how the new Tesla Battery solar storage system operates during the demonstration.](/news/images/tesla-battery-solar-storage-top-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg and Duke Energy Unveil New Tesla Battery Solar Storage System
Beneath a 100kW solar array and in front of dozens of community members and press, USF St. Petersburg and Duke Energy unveiled and demonstrated a Tesla battery solar storage system – the first of its kind in Florida.
September 17, 2018Sustainability
![USFSP students working in the butterfly garden on the USFSP campus](/news/images/student-green-energy-fund-490-327.jpg)
Green Energy Fund Powers Sustainability Projects on Campus
As Earth Day approaches, one of the unique parts of sustainability at USF St. Petersburg is the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF), which directly involves students with sustainability, alternative energy and other projects that are benefiting the campus and the Earth.
April 13, 2018Student Life, Sustainability