Geography and Environmental Studies (GES)

This research guide provides access to resources related to various aspects of the field of Geography and Environmental Studies

Key Library Resources

Welcome to the Geography and Environmental Studies Research Guide

This guide will help you acess tools to enhance your research in the field of Geography and Environmental Studies and assist you in locating material in the University Libraries and beyond. Click on the "I need to find..." tab on the left to find books, articles and databases.            

The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at UNM is located in Bandelier Hall. The Department offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science degrees.  Undergraduate students may also elect to minor in Geography. http://geography.unm.edu/

If you need assistance getting started in your library research, or have any other geography related questions, please contact me by email or phone through the profile information the right side of the page.

Geography News

Stories from ScienceDaily

  • Extreme climate pushed thousands of lakes in West Greenland 'across a tipping point,' study findsThis link opens in a new windowJan 21, 2025
    Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality in less than a year. The spike in temperatures caused the precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow. The heat also caused permafrost to thaw, releasing an abundance of carbon, iron, magnesium and other elements that the rain washed into the lakes. Researchers found a decrease in phytoplankton that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis within the lakes, and an increase in plankton that break down and release carbon. Instead of sequestering carbon dioxide in the summer, the lakes have become a source of it, with a 350% increase in the flux of this greenhouse gas from them.
  • New evidence suggests megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea five million years agoThis link opens in a new windowJan 21, 2025
    A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the Zanclean Megaflood ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago.
  • The megadroughts are upon usThis link opens in a new windowJan 16, 2025
    Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding the environmental impact of human-induced climate change. It also detected previously 'overlooked' events.

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