Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Environmental science major Kris Freyland sees the effects of climate change up close. The project was one of 10 co-ops funded by the Dean’s Excellence Fund in the College of Arts and Sciences this year, designed to promote student-faculty collaboration.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 21, 2021
The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climate scientist for NWS. While that got the bulk of the publicity, Dr. Mitchell assured us that the warming of the climate would be the biggest problem in the future.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 11, 2024
In her film, Resita explains that this is so common that you can predict the sea level of an area based on its racial demographics, known as racial topography. See “Freedom Hill” on Saturday, April 20, at the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the inaugural film festival, Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 30, 2021
As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. Climate change compounds the issues already present in urban environments. more moisture.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 12, 2023
Daouda Njie/ANS Since graduating last year, Njie has been working as a field technician and curatorial assistant at the Academy of Natural Sciences, where his work has included traveling to salt marshes to measure salinity and track sea level rise — key indicators of the ways climate change is affecting these coastal ecosystems.
Academy of Natural Sciences
MAY 17, 2022
Researching the Effects of Coastal Flooding and Climate Change on Loblolly Pines at Jakes Landing, New Jersey. Most trees in the Delaware Estuary region that stand close to salt marshes are at risk of death due to sea-level rise. The forest is healthy now, but these trees are in danger. Ghost Forests. Reading the Rings.
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 26, 2021
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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