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This is a slideshow illustrating the 10 most polluted cities in the country. It includes such demographic and health facts and statistics as: Total Population Under 18 65 and Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Poverty The list is a bit surprising, especially towards the end. I was not [...] This is a very interesting concept that I have heard about before, but this time there’s a twist: It’s eco-friendly! I had heard about an Italian designer who made space-saving furniture that was able to be compacted and transformed into different pieces, but I hadn’t heard about an entire home. The Cube is a [...] The New York Times recently published an article about the cassava root and it’s detrimental affects it has had on global hunger, poverty, and trade. Cassava is a tropical root vegetable, also known as yucca, and it is grown in temperate regions in Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Besides being a food [...] During our most recent class session, we watched a video on the ARC3 (Cities and Climate Change) and learned about the collaborative publication that 106 scholars representing 50 cities came together and completed. This article discusses the issue of how quickly regions are becoming urbanized and the increase in energy consumption (transportation, heating and [...] On the heels of the collapse of the Metrodome in Minneapolis a few weeks ago comes a New York Times article looking at whether or not US building codes are up to the challenges that climate change brings. The article notes: In Brisbane, Australia, January storms ripped apart a riverside boardwalk — turning a concrete [...] From our colleagues down at UofA comes a new study using elevation mapping to show vulnerability to the projections of sea level rise by 2100 for the US. The study has produced several maps indicating cities of particular vulnerability. New Orleans, Miami, NYC and a few others are noted below: Caption: This map [...] Hi there! I recently came across this interesting article regarding Haitian farmers burning donated seeds from Monsanto this past June. Although a bit outdated, I believe it’s still relative to this course and may fancy your interest. In the article you will find some very interesting perspectives and more general knowledge of Monsanto if [...] In class the other day, we were talking about transportation on campus. One of the ongoing goals in the Carbon Neutrality Action Plan is to replace university-owned vehicles with alternative fuel vehicles. This is shown in the ASU carbon zero plan, which overall is very interesting..if you want to know what plans your school has [...] School of Global Studies SGS 121 Introduction to Climate Change Instructors: Zachery Ambrose ,Katlynn Crnkovich, Celeste Holm, Mallory Hubl, Ranya Mohammed Class Time: T-TH 3:00-4:15 Office Hours: By Appointment Only Course Description: Confused about the climate change debate? Here is your chance to get the story straight! This introductory course is separated into 5 [...] As we know, human activities are changing the earth’s climate, the way our climate system operates, and to what degree any particular area of the world is impacted by various weather events. The alterations to extreme weather patterns caused by human-induced climate change are in favor of more intense extremes, higher frequency of their [...] Given the threats facing the low-lying island nation of the Maldives from sea level rise, the government announced today that they are working with engineering and design firms to look into creating new ‘floating’ islands. The Maldives government and Dutch Docklands/Dutch Watervalley just signed an agreement today to develop several floating facilities for the islands, including [...] ASU has pledged to make the campus carbon neutral by 2025 as part of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. The text of the pledge reads We, the undersigned presidents and chancellors of colleges and universities, are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed of global warming and its potential for [...] I just found the following interview with Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig whom we heard speak on Thursday. It discusses her own research and working with policymakers on concrete projects for NYC, as she spoke about in her talk. |
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