Author: Jeremy Hinsdale2
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Data Dive: Heat Mapping New York City and Environmental Justice
For researcher Liv Yoon, creating a high-resolution heat map of NYC is just the first step in transforming marginalized communities.
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Irwin Redlener on COVID, Politics, and Social Vulnerability
The director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative discusses how inequality, politics and misinformation worsened COVID’s impact in communities across the U.S.
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Data Dive: Carolynne Hultquist on Spatial Data, Social Vulnerability and Disasters
Dr Hultquist discusses fusing GIS with crowd-sourced and social data to uncover new insights and inform disaster preparedness and response.
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Study Maps Urban Heat Islands With Focus on Environmental Justice
A new collaborative project is heat-mapping parts of New York City with a focus on improving health outcomes and addressing long-standing environmental justice issues.
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Quiz: Earth Day and Environmentalism
Take a break and test your knowledge of Earth Day, environmentalism, and all things natural.
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Quiz: 2020 Science News
Through a difficult year, scientists continued to study the natural world and advance our understanding of it. As 2020 draws to a close, take a look back at some of the scientific highlights that made news.
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Quiz: The Decade in Science News
On the event horizon of a new decade, keep calm and put your lab coat on, and test your knowledge of some of the developments that made headlines in the 2010s.
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Ben Orlove on the Anthropology of Climate Change and Glacier Retreat
Scientist Ben Orlove discusses why it’s important to bring an anthropological dimension to the science of climate change and glacial retreat.
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Things You Can Do to Make A Difference (And Have Fun) on Earth Day
Looking for ideas about how to get out, get involved and make a difference this Earth Day? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
