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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Gideon Mendel: Drowning World is a stark portrayal of the human condition within the context of climate change.

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Personal Stories, Our Stories

Academy of Natural Sciences

The impacts of climate change are neither theoretical nor abstract. Since 2007, Gideon Mendel, a veteran photojournalist, has made 20 trips to document adverse flooding in 13 countries. By Scott Cooper, PhD, President and CEO of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. 17, 2021.

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New Species Named and Described

Academy of Natural Sciences

Accelerated climate change and biodiversity loss, both driven by human activities, are threatening nature and people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. Both regions are increasingly fragmented, and there needs to be big uniform patches of green conserved in both regions if we want these species to succeed.”.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Oct. 24 Webinar - Science Meets Community Engagement: The Delaware River Watershed Initiative

PA Environment Daily

In the past 24 years, Wall has worked in a variety of positions for the Academy of Natural Sciences. In 2007, he initiated the Center for Environmental Policy, spearheading the Academy’s involvement in policy and sustainability issues.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

Nobel Prize recipients urge G7 leaders to take transformative action to address climate change. Part two , scheduled for a November proposal, will make “broader changes,” according to the agenda. Stansbury’s undergraduate degree is in human ecology and natural science and her master’s degree is in developmental sociology.

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