Professor Christopher A. Williams earned a B.A. in Biology / Environmental Studies at Bucknell University, an M.S. in Watershed Science at Colorado State University, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science at Duke University. He joined the faculty in the Graduate School of Geography in Fall 2008.

The average temperature in Russia in September 2020 was the highest in 130 years of observations, the national weather agency announced on Monday, as climate change continues to have a profound effect on the world’s largest country. Almost every part of Russia reported temperatures higher than normal early fall averages, the Russian Hydrometeorology Center’s chief … Continued

Newest US President Joe Biden, through a Presidential order, revoked a critical presidential permit for the 300 miles long, Keystone XL oil pipeline, a big blow to Western Canadian economy. Earlier Democrats did stop construction of the pipeline, which would have carried crude oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of the US, in … Continued

Today Canadian PM Trudeau pledged millions and said, “Halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Protect 30% of the planet’s lands and waters. These are two things we need to do, as a world, by 2030. And that’s why we announced more support for international biodiversity today.”