Issue 25 – Special Edition: Climate – June 2017
Table of Contents: 1. Letter from the Guest Editor – June Special Climate Change Edition. The realities of today show that the battle against climate change is an ongoing one that …
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Category: Issue 25 – Climate Issue
UN Environment Launches Young Champions of the Earth Competition
On International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations Environment Programme launched Young Champions of the Earth, a new initiative to spot young, talented people between the ages of …
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Planning for Climate Change & Rising Sea Levels: An Example from Boston
Austin Horne With climate change impacts already occurring in many parts of the Eastern U.S. Coast, citizens in many major metropolitan areas are becoming intimately aware of the …
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More Bang for the Buck: Record New Renewable Power Capacity Added at Lower Cost
As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level 23 per cent lower than the …
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Interview: Melissa White, Executive Director of Key Biscayne Community Foundation
Austin Horne 1. Why do you think it’s important to tackle sea level rise issues in your community? As an island community in south Florida with a tropical …
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Climate Change Misconceptions & What You Can Do
Catherine E. Christopher It’s in the news. It’s science. It’s somewhat controversial. While we’re certain that Earth’s climate is changing and we’re certain that Earth’s climate has changed in the …
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Architecture as Adaptation
Christopher A. Pastor As global warming and rising sea levels march forward at an increasing pace, humankind and society have no further option but to confront these changes head-on in …
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Watercolor Artist, Sheila Horne
An original watercolor painting by Sheila Horne of Birmingham, Alabama. The painting depicts seabirds seen along the beaches of Coney Island, New York. See details below. Though many parts of …
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Bleaching in Fiji: The Impacts of El Niño 2015
Tom Vierus, Marine Biologist | Amanda Ford, Coral Reef Ecologist It’s April 2016, just off the coast of Beqa – a small island to the south of Fiji’s main island …
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Telling the Stories of South Florida’s Battle with Sea Level Rise
A hotbed of rapid environmental change due to rising seas, Miami is also becoming a place of innovative environmental communication for diverse communities. Article by Juliet Pinto and Robert E. …
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