News & Updates

  • Virginia has a new climate office. It’s at George Mason University. Here’s what it does. - Cardinal News

  • This course turns climate science into real-world impact for Virginia communities - George Mason University

  • Heat mapping to inform Northern Virginia urban planning - Alexandria Times

  • Extreme heat meets ‘Measurement Day’ as citizen scientists map weather in Northern Virginia - WTOP

  • Volunteers begin mapping heat islands across Fairfax County, N. Va. - FFX Now

  • Volunteers to help gather data to map heat in Northern Virginia - Fox 5 DC

  • Fairfax County’s Heat Plan Shifts into High Gear - Burke Connection

  • NoVA's Urban Heat Islands To Be Identified Through Citizen Scientist Mapping This Week - Patch

  • Teams of local scientists to map ‘extreme heat islands’ in Alexandria and neighboring counties - ALX Now

  • Va. budget creates state climate office at George Mason University - FFX Now

  • Virginia State Climate Office to be reactivated at George Mason University - Radio IQ/WVTF

  • George Mason University authorized to host State Climate Office - George Mason University

  • Help map Northern Virginia's urban heat island this summer - Capital Weather

  • Va. creates State Climate Office at George Mason University - Richmond Times-Dispatch

  • Extreme heat and its impact on Virginia's food cycle - RadioIQ/WVTF

  • Virginia faces climate change risks, GMU warns - Mount Vernon Gazette

  • Editorial: Virginia Climate Assessment offers roadmap for policymakers - The Virginian Pilot

  • New report details devastating change unfolding across US region: 'May require costly public investments' - The Cool Down

  • Jefferson’s weather observations contribute to statewide climate assessment - WVIR

  • The first Virginia Climate Assessment: a warmer and wetter Commonwealth - Radio IQ/WVTF

  • First-ever Virginia climate assessment raises concerns over rising sea levels - WAVY

  • New Virginia Climate report warns of rising heat, worsening flooding and economic losses - WRIC

  • Virginia’s first Climate Assessment highlights how conditions are changing across the state - WHRO

  • George Mason Virginia Climate Center Releases First-Ever Statewide Climate Assessment - George Mason University

  • Mourning the Loss of Congressman Gerry Connolly

  • New Video Highlights Partnership with George Mason University’s Virginia Climate Center

  • George Mason REACHes for regional health policy solutions

  • Virginia Climate Center photo contest winners - WUSA9

  • How Northern and Southern Virginia cooperate on climate initiatives - Richmond Times Dispatch

  • Danville forms climate task force - Richmond Times Dispatch

  • International Applied Science and Research Partnerships Supporting U.S. Local Governmental Climate Programs - ICMA

  • A $6 million NSF grant will translate research into practice to help local communities become climate-resilient - George Mason University

  • Mason’s Virginia Climate Center delivers vital research knowledge and resources for Mason and the commonwealth - George Mason University

  • The impacts of climate change on infrastructure - WVTF

  • Mason’s Virginia Climate Center will help local communities meet the challenges of climate change - George Mason University

  • New center to help Virginia prepare for climate change - Richmond Times Dispatch

  • For a prosperous tomorrow, Virginia needs to make good decisions today - Richmond Times Dispatch