Natural Disasters
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(Deepti Bansal Gage/George Washington University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Environmentalism is a relatively recent concept in the Western world, creating challenges when confronting our growing environmental issues. Looking to other, non-western cultures and leaders, may help develop enduring solutions.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
My story is about my journey with painting and how New York City played a role in my perception of climate change.
George Washington University
Growing up in a beach house in a town that comes alive in the summer was paradise. But it will soon be paradise submerged.
Dr. Dhamma Rakkhita believes we can fight climate change with our minds and by channeling positivity.
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
A Buddhist Monk in Myanmar believes we can fight climate change through the power of mindfulness and positivity.
SUNY Plattsburgh
This episode introduces a short series of interviews about the flooding issue in the Lake Champlain basin.
George Washington University
Each year, as temperatures continue to rise, so does the frequency of natural disasters. This short video looks at the faces impacted by this change.
SUNY-ESF
A conversation about living through a wildfire and what comes next, based on a collection of individual stories.
A satellite image of Hurricane Maria from Sept. 20, 2017. (Processed by Antti Lipponen/Creative Commons)
SUNY College at Brockport
Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers come together to show support for the islands struggling with severe weather.
Low-lying areas on Sapelo Island like Alligator Pond are susceptible to increased flooding during hurricanes and tidal surges. (Evan Barnard/University of Georgia)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University
Hidden ecological and agricultural treasures lie off the coast of Georgia in Sapelo Island, where a group of African descendants have lived for centuries.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who is one of nine senators to co-sponsor the Green New Deal, spoke at a press conference on Thursday, March 14. Joining him to speak was fellow Oregonian, Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley. (Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff/Medill)
Northwestern University
Americans are increasingly concerned that climate change is both real and manmade, and major fossil fuel industries are heeding the change in public sentiment by investing in green energy.