Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

In labs, neighborhoods, and public forums across the state, IBES faculty and students are working side by side with Rhode Islanders to turn environmental challenges into actionable solutions.

Professor Laurence C. Smith and colleagues are leading research on the melting Arctic and examining where meltwater ultimately ends up.

This article features research and commentary from IBES Professor Laurence C. Smith.

This study, co-authored by Professor Laurence C. Smith and former IBES postdoc Jonathan Ryan, suggests that climate models may be overestimating current levels of meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Recent titles that inform and inspire fresh ways of thinking about people and the planet.

IBES Professor Laurence C. Smith offered commentary for this article.