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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Gideon Mendel: Drowning World is a stark portrayal of the human condition within the context of climate change.

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Personal Stories, Our Stories

Academy of Natural Sciences

Singh, Jawahar Nagar Srinagar Kashmir, India, October 2014 @Gideon Mendel. The impacts of climate change are neither theoretical nor abstract. Jeff and Tracy Waters outside their home in Staines-Upon-Thames, England, 2014 @Gideon Mendel. Lucas Williams, Lawshe Plantation, South Carolina, October 2015 @Gideon Mendel.

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New Species Named and Described

Academy of Natural Sciences

Accelerated climate change and biodiversity loss, both driven by human activities, are threatening nature and people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. Both regions are increasingly fragmented, and there needs to be big uniform patches of green conserved in both regions if we want these species to succeed.”.

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Building a More Resilient, Just City

Academy of Natural Sciences

These rare storms are expected to become more frequent with climate change as a warmer atmosphere can hold (and during storms release!) While increased infrastructure flooding is a major concern in urban areas, riverine and coastal flooding are also exacerbated by development and likely to be amplified by climate change.

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PennFuture Announces Winners Of Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards From Southeast PA

PA Environment Daily

She has been organizing in climate work since 2019 when she founded the Philadelphia Youth Climate Movement at the age of 16. She has been driven because of the effects of climate change in her family home of Bangladesh which has been greatly affected by climate change. In 2014, the U.S.

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A Decade of Drexel and the Academy

Academy of Natural Sciences

After Drexel and the Academy of Natural Sciences signed an historic affiliation on Oct. One of the most visible and exemplary examples of the Drexel-Academy partnership is the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), which was spun off of Drexel’s Biology Department in 2012 with newly redesigned curricula.

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91 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

House To Address Long-Term Mine Drainage Cleanup [PaEN] -- AP: U.S. Senate Democrats, Sen. 4-5 [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. 4-5 [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. 4 Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia [PaEN] -- U.S.