Tag: Climate Change
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Mike Gunter, Rollins College – Climate Change and Travel
To combat climate change, wider public support is needed. Mike Gunter, professor of international relations at Rollins College, says travel might be one way to make people care. Dr. Mike Gunter is a Cornell Distinguished Faculty member and Arthur Vining Davis Fellow who teaches courses on environmental politics, sustainable development, and international security. He served…
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Elizabeth Thomas, University at Buffalo – A Wetter Arctic
As the arctic warms we can look to the past for clues to our future. Elizabeth Thomas, assistant professor of geology at the University at Buffalo, examines Greenland’s lakes for answers. Elizabeth K. Thomas is a paleoclimatologist and geochemist. Her research aims to understand how changes in the Earth’s climate have affected precipitation patterns in…
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Alan Robock, Rutgers University – Geoengineering
What’s the best way to cool the warming Earth? Alan Robock, professor of climate science in the department of environmental sciences at Rutgers University, looks into the possibilities. Dr. Alan Robock is a Distinguished Professor of climate science in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison,…
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Chelsey Kivland, Dartmouth College – Climate Change and Health Care
Gaps in healthcare access for vulnerable populations are closing around the globe. Chelsey Kivland, assistant professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, examines how climate change could bust them back open. As a cultural anthropologist, I strive to understand how and why people find meaning in power and conflict. I am fascinated by the way power…
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Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University – Extreme Winter Weather and Climate Change
Global warming can also make you cold. Jennifer Francis, research professor in the department of marine and coastal sciences at Rutgers University, explains why extreme winter weather is also a part of climate change. Jennifer Francis earned a B.S. in Meteorology from San Jose State University in 1988 and a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from…
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Kevin Rose, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – What We Don’t Know About Climate Change
There’s still much to learn about climate change. Kevin Rose, assistant professor of biological sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, looks into how organic matter can keep temperatures on the rise. Dr. Kevin Rose received his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology from Miami University studying the causes and consequences of variation in ultraviolet radiation…
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John Huntley, University of Missouri – Climate Change and Parasites
There is a new reason to be worried about rising seas. John Huntley, assistant professor in the department of geological sciences at the University of Missouri, explores why parasites from the past may be a problem of the future. Dr. Huntley is broadly interested in the fossil record of biotic interactions (including parasitism, predation, and…
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Jonathan Kingslake, Columbia University – Discovering Rivers and Lakes in Frozen Antarctica
There is still a lot to learn about how climate change will affect the world. Jonathan Kingslake, assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University, explores how meltwater may affect the Antarctic Ice sheet and sea level rise. I grew up in Reading UK, 20 minutes by train from London.…
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Brian King, Penn State University – Climate Change and the Fight against HIV
How does food scarcity affect the treatment of HIV? Brian King, associate professor in the department of geography at Penn State University, explores this question. Brian King is Associate Professor of Geography and Faculty Associate at the Population Research Institute at the Pennsylvania State University. He is also a 2017 National Academy of Science Kavli…
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Jessica Oster, Vanderbilt University – Caves Hold Clues to Climate Change
Climate change doesn’t always happen over a long period of time. Jessica Oster, assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Vanderbilt University, looks underground for evidence of an abrupt change to the world’s weather. I am an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at Vanderbilt University. I am…