Despite being an issue of concern throughout the summer, California wildfires have unusually continued into autumn with the recent November fires. Here are three stories to bring you up to speed on the wildfires that have ravaged -and continue to…
Below is the source list for Peril & Promise's 10 Sinking Cities interactive map. Stream Sinking Cities on Peril & Promise. Boston: Boston Globe (1/6/18): “Floods seen as warning of Boston’s future” National Geographic (6/13/17): “How Boston Made Itself Bigger”…
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the seafloor, and yet they’re home to a quarter of all marine life, making them some of the most biodiverse places on Earth. But their future looks bleak. Decades of environmental threats…
See how Tokyo is looking for new ways to fight back against rising waters. Typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and sinking neighborhoods threaten one of the world’s most populous cities, and the economic engine of Japan, with some of the world’s largest…
Each of the four cities featured in Sinking Cities – New York, Tokyo, London and Miami -- has a specific set of complex geographical, architectural and community issues that make the imminent threat of rising sea levels and climate change…
Filmmaker Alex Jablonski takes us into the heart of wildfires and introduces us to the brave men and women who fight them, as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams, and demons while risking the ultimate sacrifice.
Discover how New York City – overwhelmed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy – has learned from that disaster, and must defend itself against rising seas and the next big storm. With 520 miles of shoreline and no coastal protection, engineers…
As the earth warms, sea levels rise and super-storms become more frequent and intense, many of the world’s major coastal cities may soon be under water. In the last five years alone, the United States has been hit with 83 hurricanes,…
By Odile Robotti, CEO of Learning Edge/Talent Edge and an Encore public voices fellow with The OpEd Project. The landmark report released on October 8th by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the international body for assessing climate change, warns that our…
Two state departments will merge weatherization efforts.
Professors and entrepreneurs testified at a joint committee hearing extolling the virtues of fuel cell technology like hydrogen-powered cars. One of the biggest challenges that remains is how the state could provide funding to build infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered cars.
See how Tokyo is looking for new ways to fight back against rising waters. Typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and sinking neighborhoods threaten one of the world’s most populous cities, and the economic engine of Japan, with some of the world’s largest…