In the News: Ethan Coffel
Coffel Quoted in Bloomberg Article on Biden’s Climate Bill
"If we want to meet timelines to reduce emissions, we have to build wind and solar at a totally unprecedented rate,” says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment.
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Coffel Weighs In on the Effect of Extreme Heat on Airplanes in Bloomberg Article
Hot air is less dense than cold air meaning planes have less lift when the mercury rises. “This is a physical restriction related to air density, and there are not a whole lot of direct technological fixes for it,” says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment.
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Ethan Coffel Receives NSF Award to Study Climate and Agriculture
The funding will enable the Maxwell School assistant professor to build on his study of the crop-climate feedback cycle.
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Coffel Cited in NY Times Article on the Link Between Traveling Wildfire Smoke and Climate Change
When there is less precipitation than normal, warmer temperatures cause vegetation to dry out more quickly, says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment.
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Coffel Quoted in CNN Article on the Increase in Number of MLB Home Runs and Climate Change
“The authors show that the effect of warming on home runs is less for indoor stadiums and night games, making a somewhat controlled experiment,” says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment. “There may have been other changes to gameplay or equipment which could have also affected trends in home runs, but one might not expect those things to differ between indoor and outdoor stadiums or night versus day games.”
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Coffel Speaks to Newsweek About the Effects Climate Change Has on Flying
"There are three primary effects [of climate change on flying]: a reduction in payload capacity for some flights because of rising temperatures, an increase in clear air turbulence on some flight routes, and changes in fuel consumption on some routes due to changes in upper level wind speeds," says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment.
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Coffel Quoted in Washington Post Article on Deadly Heatwaves
Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment, was quoted in the Washington Post article, "When the Weather Gets Hot Enough To Kill."
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The impact of heat on kidney stone presentations in SC under two climate change scenarios
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A Climate for Change - Ethan Coffel
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Ethan Coffel awarded three-year NSF grant to study climate-crop cycle
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Coffel discusses his thermal power and climate research in Ecological Society of America journal
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Coffel explores power and climate struggle in new research paper
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Scholars join faculty for 2020-21; new chairs announced
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Bridging Strengths
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