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Recent Press

Andrew C. Revkin of The New York Times’ award-winning Dot Earth environmental blog features CISC fellow John Waldman in a discussion regarding World Fish Migration Day and the East Coast’s once-thriving, but now depleted, river ecosystems. (2014)

Revkin, Andrew and Waldman, John. May 24, 2013. On World Fish Migration Day, Recalling When America’s Rivers Ran Silver. New York Times: Dot Earth.

The New York Times features Bill Solecki and Cynthia Rosenzweig discuss how rising sea levels are already happening, and how both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ interventions are needed (2012)

Rosenzweig, C. and Solecki, W. November 12, 2012. Rising Sea Levels are Serious. New York Times: Room for Debate.

Bill Solecki gave a special lecture for the Metcalf Lecture Series at the University of Rhode Island, on how Hurricane Sandy has produced an opportunity to push forward progressive policies to deal with climate change and extreme weather events (2013).

Salit, Richard. June 13, 2013. Climate Scientist Says Sandy’s Havoc may be ‘Tipping Point’ for Coastal Planning. Providence Journal.

Bill Solecki and Peter Marcotullio argue that while urbanization is occurring at a rapid pace, there is no science that can coherently help us understand urbanization processes and create effective sustainability policies.

Solecki, W., Seto, K., and Marcotullio, P. January-February 2013. It’s Time for an Urbanization Science. Environment Magazine.

Bill Solecki writes an editorial for the UN International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change about Hurricane Sandy within the context of climate change, and what the weather event means in terms policy implications.

Solecki, William. January 9, 2013. Reality, Meaning and Legacy in New York City: Hurricane Sandy as an Extreme Event. International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change.

Allan Frei talks about declining snowfalls with the New York Times (2007)

Applebome, Peter. January 7, 2007. Taking the Measure of Snowfalls, or, This Year, the Lack of Them. The New York Times.

Past Press