Our Mission - The Environmental Change Laboratory (ECL) is dedicated to using the biological, chemical, and physical properties of lake sediment to reconstruct long-term and recent patterns of climate and environmental change in arctic, sub-arctic and alpine settings North America, Central America and Asia. Our Projects 1. Decoding hydroclimate changes amidst rocks & trees of Great Basin National Park. 2. Unraveling long-term and abrupt changes in the Indian Summer Monsoon in the Himalaya of northern India. 3. Climate Variability, Fire and Forests in the Intermountain West of the United States. Related Courses GEOG 3180 GEOG 4040/6040 GEOG 8020 GEOG 8040 Contact Information David Porinchu porinchu@uga.edu