Ellie Johnston
“We’re in Asheville. This is a mountain community. We thought we were safe from hurricanes.” Ellie Johnston is the Director of Programs at Climate Interactive, an organization…
Wellington Chen
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?
Gotham Unbound book launch and discussion on NYC’s urban ecology
The Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to a discussion with Ted Steinberg and Andrew Needham on Steinberg’s new book Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York. Steinberg will use the book and his historical understanding to address a question of some urgency: Can New York City survive the sea? He will look at what the city has done in the past to deal with coastal flooding, as well as current plans in the wake of Sandy.
The business case for fast action on climate
This morning the Risky Business project released, “A Climate Risk Assessment For the United States.” The group formed to evaluate the economic risks of climate change in the United States and found that they are both immediate and immense.
Pre-storm roundup: wind map, trains stop at 7 PM, mayor orders evacuation of zone A
As of noon, the mayor has ordered an evacuation for residents in the most vulnerable areas of the city, ‘Zone A.’ [Because of demand, this…
Hurricane Sandy bulletin
(Screenshot: New York Times Interactive Hurricane Map; 11 AM, 10/26) New York City is in for quite a wallop from Hurricane Sandy, beginning on Sunday…
The Mississippi River is still flooding… What does this mean for our food supply?
What the Flooding Mississippi Means for America’s Dinner – Food – GOODIn 1944, a cartographer named Harold Fisk traced the mighty Mississippi River, as it…