After being away for four days, I’m finally returning home, uncertain about the condition of my house after Hurricane Ida ravaged my hometown. The aftermath…
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Category: Climate Change
2023: More Days at Highest Temperatures
Wooden Homes on the Seafloor Yield Insights Into the Impacts of Climate Change
Nearly two miles below the ocean’s surface, we are building new worlds. You might be surprised that these ecospheres are wooden—little log cabins hosting a…
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Embracing Yes/Also: Marine Protected Areas Are Not An Either/Or Proposition
Ocean science and conservation, like any human enterprise, is subject to its fair share of internal messiness from time to time. As someone whose expertise…
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Drawing Connections
Art is my favorite way to communicate science. It’s the language that transcends boundaries. For the past couple of months, I have been working with…
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The Ancient Ocean of the Dakota Access Pipeline
You pull your old car to the side of the road, slow to a stop and turn the key: the fire in your engine dies.…
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The Writing on the Sea-Wall: High Water Line
As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…
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Scott Pruitt and the EPA: One of these statements is not like the other
The EPA: The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Scott Pruitt’s first address to the EPA employees (paraphrased): Let’s all be…
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Fight against the #EPAfreeze – Because you don’t want sewage on your beaches, right?
Would you want your taxi driver using a paper road map from 1892? Or would you rather he plug in the route on his Google…
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The Trump Administration’s Attack on Science
Well let’s see where things stand… President Elect Trumps transition team requested the Department of Energy name staffers who worked on climate change programs. Thankfully…
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