The 2022 Metcalf Institute Annual Public Lecture Series celebrated 25 years of bringing science to the conversation! This year’s speakers discussed the causes and consequences of coastal and inland flooding, including how climate change is affecting flooding, the inequitable impacts of flood events, and how communities are taking action. The weeklong series highlighted leaders in […]
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Gain insights and tools to break local climate change stories at our 24th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists. This year’s event will take place virtually June 1-3 and June 6-10, 2022. Learn more. As climate change has become a more frequent issue of concern, all newsrooms have had to adjust by incorporating more coverage […]
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Two Sides of the Climate Coin: Sea Level Rise and Extreme Weather December 8, 2021 Watch the presentations Frank Carini, Editor, EcoRI, moderator Kate Michaud, Town Manager, Warren, RI Jon Nelson, Visiting Professor, Institute Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University Elder González Trejo, Sustainability Policy Associate, City of Providence, RI Coastal communities […]
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Metcalf Institute will hold a virtual workshop for journalists to explore the rapidly evolving science of marine heat waves, November 5 and 12, 2021.
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Growing up in a tiny Wisconsin town of 5,000 people, environment reporter Jake Spring craved adventure. Years later, that adventurous spirit would take him around the globe from China to the Brazilian rainforest as a foreign correspondent for Reuters. A stint at his high school newspaper sparked Spring’s interest in journalism, which continued in college. […]
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Metcalf Institute is accepting applications for its 23rd Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists.
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The fellows represent a broad range of news organizations in the U.S. and around the globe.
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Watch online conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist, author, and journalist Elizabeth Rush.
Continue reading "View Webinar of Rising Waters: Stories from America’s Frontline"Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World Jeff Goodell 2019 Annual Public lecture Series Rolling Stone Magazine University of Rhode Island, Annual Public Lecture Series, climate change, global warming, sea level rise, sinking cities, rising seas
Continue reading "Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World"The Water Infrastructure Crisis in the U.S. and a Roadmap for Reform Manny Teodoro 2019 Annual Public lecture Series Texas A & M University Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, Annual Public Lecture Series, water infrastructure, water governance, sustainablility, affordability, water supply
Continue reading "The Water Infrastructure Crisis in the U.S. and a Roadmap for Reform"Smart Water Systems Branko Kerkez 2019 Annual Public lecture Series University of Michigan University of Michigan, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, Annual Public Lecture Series, smart technology, water quality, flooding impacts, stormwater systems, smart stormwater systems
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Continue reading "Floods and Community Resilience"From the Ice Sheet to Your Doorstep – The Expanding Impacts of Global Loss Twila Moon 2018 Annual Public lecture Series National Snow and Ice Data Center Twila Moon, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, Annual Public Lecture Series, glaciers, climate change, global warming, ice loss, sea level rise
Continue reading "From the Ice Sheet to Your Doorstep – The Expanding Impacts of Global Loss"Climate Matters in the Newsroom Ed Maibach 2019 Climate Change and the News Webinar George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication climate change, global warming, public opinion, journalism, environmental journalism, science journalsim, meteorology, local journalism, reporting, resources, webinar
Continue reading "Climate Matters in the Newsroom"Extreme Weather at the Watershed Scale – How to Protect Water Qualtiy Shreeram Inamdar 2017 Annual Public Lecture Series University of Delaware Shreeman Inamdar, University of Rhode Island, Metcalf Institute, University of Deleware, science communication, scicomm, climate change, global warming, watershedm extreme weather
Continue reading "Extreme Weather at the Watershed Scale – How to Protect Water Qualtiy"Sparking a Transition to Local Leadership for Climate Action Richard Moss 2018 Annual Public Lecture Series Columbia University Richard Moss, Columbia University, climate change, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, extreme weather, federal advisory committee on climate change, Sustained National Climate Assessment, climate action, Paris climate agreement, […]
Continue reading "Sparking a Transition to Local Leadership for Climate Action"Lesley Ann Dupigny Giroux 2018 Annual Public Lecture Series University of Vermont Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, University of Vermont, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, climate change, extreme weather, hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, scientifc uncertainty, weather patterns, storms, heat waves, infrastructure damage, coastal flooding, eroison, sea level rise
Continue reading "Extreme Weather and Climate Change – What’s the Story?"How Will We Handle a World With No “Normal”? Amy Snover 2018 Annual Public Lecture Series University of Washington Amy Snover, University of Washington, extreme weather, sea level rise, hurricanes, infrastructure, flooding, climate change, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, natural disasters
Continue reading "How Will We Handle a World With No “Normal”?"The bottom Line – Climate Change and the American Economy Amir Jina 2018 Annual Public Lecture Series University of Chicago extreme weather, Amir Jina, climate change, hurricane, Climate Impact Lab, forecast, weather, University of Rhode Island, Metcalf Institute, Lecture, University of Chicago, big data, flooding, storms, natural disasters
Continue reading "The bottom Line – Climate Change and the American Economy"Janey Smith Camp 2018 Climate Change and the News Webinar Vanderbilt University Engineering Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency climate change, extreme weather, climate weirding, infrastructure, engineering, climate change adaptation, resilience, transportation, water, Vanderbilt University, University of Rhode Island, Metcalf Institute, sea level rise, global warming
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar"Global Shipping & The Climate Challenge Regina Asariotis 2018 Metcalf/Dept of Marine Affairs Public Lecture United Nations on Trade and Development Regina Asariotis maritime industry, climate change, climate adaptation, climate resilient, united nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, climate mitigation, Metcalf Institute, shipping, oceans, Ports, infrastructure, sea level rise, extreme weather, transportation, […]
Continue reading "Global Shipping & The Climate Challenge Regina Asariotis"Radley Horton 2017 Climate Change and the News Webinar Columbia University climate change, science, global warming, extreme weather, Radley Horton, Metcalf Institute, University of Rhode Island, sea level rise, open circulation, adpatation, commiunication, flooding, nuisance flooding
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar"Assessing the Health of Our Oceans Johnanna Polsenberg 2017 Annual Public Lecture Series Conservation International Ocean Health Index, Johanna Polsenberg, marine conservation, climate change, Metcalf Institute, Conservation International, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, United Nations, sustainability, marine ecosystems, University of Rhode Island, Annual Public Lecture Series, coastal conservation, fish, ocean
Continue reading "Assessing the Health of Our Oceans"Metcalf Institute Webinar: Key Disaster Recovery Phases and How Relief Organizations Help Sarah Watson 2017 Climate Change and the News Webinar Risk Communication Consultant and former reporter hurricanes, disaster, disaster recovery, natural disaster, Metcalf Institute, climate change, global warming, wildlife, extreme weather, news media, training, journalism, environment
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar: Key Disaster Recovery Phases and How Relief Organizations Help"Metcalf Institute Webinar: How FEMA and Flood Insurance Work Sarah Watson 2017 Climate Change and the News Webinar Risk Communication Consultant and former reporter climate change, natural disaster, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, global warming, extreme weather, FEMA, NFIP, flood insurance, journalism, disaster recovery, flood maps, Metcalf Institute, URI
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar: How FEMA and Flood Insurance Work"The Arctic Meltdown & Extreme Weather Jennifer Francis 2017 Climate Change and the News Webinar Rutgers University climate change, Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, extreme weather, arctic ice, Metcalf Institute, global warming,Paris Agreement sea ice, drought, University of Rhode Island, weather patterns, global average temperature, jet stream, heat wave, melting, ice covering, meltdown, arctic amplification
Continue reading "The Arctic Meltdown & Extreme Weather"Energy and Climate Change Nate Lewis 2016 Climate Change and the News: Power Sector in the Hot Seat California Institute of Technology oceanography, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, Power sector in the hot seat, climate change and the news, carbon emissions, cap-and-trade, energy policy, Paris Climate Talks, Society […]
Continue reading "Energy and Climate Change"The Goals: Limiting Emissions, Changing Behavior Margaret Taylor 2016 Climate Change and the News: Power Sector in the Hot Seat Stanford University climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, carbon emissions, cap-and-trade, energy policy, society of environmentalists journalists, Paris Climate Talks, power sector
Continue reading "The Goals: Limiting Emissions, Changing Behavior"The Goals: Limiting Emissions, Changing Behavior James Bushnell 2016 Climate Change and the News: Power Sector in the Hot Seat University of California, Davis climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, carbon emissions, energy policy, cap-tand-trade, Paris Climate Change Talks, Society of Environmental Jounrnalists, power sector
Continue reading "The Goals: Limiting Emissions, Changing Behavior"Energy and Climate Change: The Challenges Catherine Wolfram 2016 Climate Change and the News: Power Sector in the Hot Seat University of California, Berkley climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, carbon emissions, energy policy, Paris Climate Talks, Society of Environmental Journalists
Continue reading "Energy and Climate Change: The Challenges"Policy, Data, Technology, Markets, and Financing Governor Bill Ritter 2016 Climate Change and the News: Power Sector in the Hot Seat Center for the New Energy Economy climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, carbon emissions, energy policy, Center for the New Energy Economy, Governor Bill Ritter, cap-and-trade, Society of […]
Continue reading "Policy, Data, Technology, Markets, and Financing"Uncovering Flint’s Water Disaster Insights from the Reporter who Broke the Story Curt Guyette 2016 Annual Public Lecture Series Michigan ACLU oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, sceince, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, Flint Michigan, lead, water quality, Curt Guyette, Michigan ACLU, watchdog, investigative reporting, water pollution, toxic chemicals, water supply, Metcalf […]
Continue reading "Uncovering Flint’s Water Disaster Insights from the Reporter who Broke the Story"Jordan Fischbach RAND Corporation Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, resilience, coastal, hurricanes, coastal zone planning, water, flooding, infrastructure
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Water"Josh DeFlorio Cambridge Systematics Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, transportation, transportation planning, climate change mitigation
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Transportation & Built Environment"Azure Cygler Peter B. Lord Seminar on the Environment 2015 Rhode Island Sea Grant oceanography, meterology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, shellfish management, Aquaculture (industry)
Continue reading "Managing the Industry and Sorting Out User Conflicts"Erika Spanger-Siegfried Union of Concerned Scientists Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, national adaptation forum, climate change adaptation, resilience, coastal, public health, ecosystems
Continue reading "What defines resilience?"Jennifer Jurado Cumberland River Compact and Model Forest Policy Program Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, urban planning, coastal planning, beach erosion
Continue reading "What defines resilience?"Amir Aghakouchak 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 370 | University of California – Irvine oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, sea level rise, Amir Aghakouchak, University of California Irvine, extreme weather, association of climate change […]
Continue reading "Increased Nuisance Flooding from Sea Level Rise"Jasmin John 2016 Annual Public Lecture Series 90 NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, Jasim John, NOAA Geophysical Dynamics Laboratory, phytoplankton, carbon emissions, oceans, ocean ecosystem, Metcalf Institute Annual Public Lecture Series
Continue reading "How will Efforts to Address Climate Change Impact the Ocean"Samantha Medlock 2016 Annual Public Lecture Series 134 White House Office of Management and Budget oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, White House Office of Management and Budget, Samantha Medlock, flood risk, climate change adaptation, sea level rise, flooding, National Flood Insurance, hurricane […]
Continue reading "Flood Risk Policy and Law in the Era of Climate Change"Deke Arndt 2016 Annual Public Lecture Series 124 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information oceangraphy, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, NOAA, National Centers for Environmental Information, Deke Arndt
Continue reading "Pausing for Debate – The Global Warming Hiatus in Scientific and Public Discourse"Katharine Hayhoe 2016 Climate Change and the News Webinar 118 Texas Tech University #hangoutonair, Hangouts On Air, #hoa, climate change, Paris Agreement, climate policy, risk, IPCC, Metcalf Institute
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar"Erika Lentz 2016 Climate Change and the News Webinar 157 United States Geological Survey #hangoutonair, Hangouts On Air, #hoa
Continue reading "Metcalf Institute Webinar"Joseph Romm 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 256 Climate Progress oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, Joseph Romm, sea level rise, American Progress, climateprogress, environmental journalism, Association of Climate Change Officers, AACO
Continue reading "Covering Climate Change"Ben McFarlane 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 27 Hampton Roads Planning District Commission oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, sea level rise, extreme weather, climate change adaptation, association of climate change officers, ben mcfarlane, flooding, rising […]
Continue reading "Case Studies in Adaptation to Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather"Steven Miller 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 29 Massachusetts Department of Transportation oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalsim, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, extreme weather, sea level rise, association of climate change officers, massachusetts department of transportation, steven miller, flooding, […]
Continue reading "Case Studies in Adaptation to Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather"Nancy Gassman 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 171 City of Fort Lauderdale, FL o ceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, City of Fort Lauderdale, sea level rise,nancy gassman, climate change adaptation, flooding, extreme weather, association […]
Continue reading "Case Studies in Adaptation to Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather"Quinton Zondervan 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 41 Climate Action Business Association oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalsim, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, adaptation, sea level rise, public health, extreme weather, association of climate change officers, ACCO, climate action business association, social […]
Continue reading "Managing Climate Risks: What’s at Stake"Ben Strauss 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 292 Climate Central oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, ben strauss, climate central, sea level rise, adaptation, extreme weather, URI graduate school of oceanography, association of climate […]
Continue reading "Projecting Sea Level Rise"Jacqueline Patterson 2015 Climate Change & the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather 82 NAACP oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, naacp, adaptation, jacqueline patterson, sea level rise, flooding, association of climate change officers, acco, rising seas summit
Continue reading "Managing Climate Risks: What’s at Stake"Alex Barron U.S EPA Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, alex barron, EPA, resilience, environmental policy, United States Protection Agency (Government Agency), environmental law
Continue reading "Making Climate Adaptation Work"Bob Gough Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, national adaptation forum, climate change adaptation, intertribal council on utility policy, bob gough, resilience, environmental policy, environmental law
Continue reading "Making Climate Adaptation Work"Edward Thomas National Hazard Mitigation Association Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, National Hazard Mitigation Association, climate change adaptation, national adaptation forum, environmental policy, hazard mitigation, environmental law, resilience
Continue reading "Legal Approaches to Make Climate Adaptation Work"Kate Meis Local Government Commission Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, environmental policy, policy, local
Continue reading "Climate Adaptation Policy and Governance"Gwen Griffith Cumberland River Compact and Model Forest Policy Program Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institue, URI, forestry, watersheds, ecosystems, water, fire suppression, resilience
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Adaptation, Water"Kim Hall The Nature Conservancy Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, ecosystems, climate change adaptation, ecosystem services
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystems"Molly Cross Wildlife conservation Society’s North America Program Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, ecosystems
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystems"Sara Hoverter Georgetown University Law Center, Harrison Institute for Public Law Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, climate change adaptation, environmental policy
Continue reading "What Defines Climate Resilience?"Polly Edwards Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 oceanography, meterology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Water"Lara Hansen EcoAdapt Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 oceanography, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, marine biology, biodiversity, climate change adaptation, ecosystems
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Ecosystems"Tim Borroughs City of Berkeley, California 2015 Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, Urban Planning (Field of Study), climate change adaptation
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Adaptation, Transportation & Built Environment"Katharine Jacobs University of Arizona: Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 CANNOT FIND VIDEO oceanography, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, water, water quality, drought, climate change adaptation
Continue reading "Introduction to Climate Change Science"Nicholas Rajkovich University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, architecture, urban planning, urban design, green design
Continue reading "Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation, Transportation & Built Environment"Shalini Gupta Center for Earth, Energy & Democracy Climate Change and the News: Planning & Response 2015 climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, resilience, climate change adaptation, community engagement, shalini gupta
Continue reading "Getting Past the Jargon: What Defines Climate Resilience?"Julia Kumari Drapkin 2015 Annual Public Lecture Series Environmental journalist and Metcalf Institute alumna; iSeeChange oceanography, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, Julia Kumari Drapkin, iseechange, crowdsourced public media, citizen science, annual public lecture series, Times Picayune, NASA, The iSeeChange Almanac
Continue reading "Citizen Science and the Future of Environmental Journalism"Ben Preston 2015 Annual Public Lecture Series Deputy Director at Climate Change Science Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere
Continue reading "Fatal Shores: Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities"Claudia Tebaldi 2015 Annual Public Lecture Series National Center for Atmospheric Research and Science Fellow at Climate Central oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere
Continue reading "Making Sense of Uncertainty: What Do Climate Models Tell Us?"Geoffrey Scott 2015 Annual Public Lecture Series University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health oceanography, meteorology, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, training, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, atmosphere, water quality, stormwater, public health
Continue reading "Climate Change, Coastal Urbanization, and Water: A Recipe for Disaster"Douglas McCauley University of California, Santa Barbara 2015 Annual Public Lecture Series oceanography, climate change, global warming, journalism, news, science, communication, Metcalf Institute, URI, Ocean (Geographical Feature Category), Conservation Biology (Field of Study), extinction
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