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Phased Reopening and Lessons to Learn

Posted on May 19, 2020 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Dana Summers’ cartoon on phased opening Roughly two months ago, my campus completely shifted to remote learning and teaching and I started lockdown. I have made a corresponding shift here, covering the COVID-19 viral pandemic that now … Continue reading →

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Earth Day in a Pandemic

Posted on April 21, 2020 by climatechangefork

Tomorrow is the 50th Earth Day, my wife’s birthday, and the 8th birthday of this blog. Happy Birthday to everybody. This year, however, Earth Day will not be the same festive occasion that will include community events out in the … Continue reading →

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Propagation of Pandemics: Please Stay Inside!

Posted on April 14, 2020 by climatechangefork

Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the day the 30th Infantry Division of the American army liberated me after two years of imprisonment in Bergen-Belsen. I was supposed to memorialize this event with my wife, other survivors and liberators, and … Continue reading →

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Corona and Climate Change: Is Climate Change a Pandemic?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by climatechangefork

I started to address COVID-19 in my March 17th blog, a few days after my college and almost everything else around me closed to try to minimize infection. In the eight years that I have been writing this blog, I … Continue reading →

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Holidays During a Pandemic: Let the Young Lead the Way

Posted on March 31, 2020 by climatechangefork

My first entry for this blog was on April 22, 2012. April 22nd is Earth Day but we  will celebrate many other things throughout this coming month, including my wife’s birthday, spring, and many religious holidays, including the following: April … Continue reading →

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We Stand Together (Separately)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by climatechangefork

January 27th, the first day of classes at Brooklyn College, also happened to be International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was also near the start of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States—a few days after the first positive diagnosis outside … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitism: Local, National & International

Posted on February 11, 2020 by climatechangefork

As I described last week, I participated in my college’s “We Stand Against Hate” series. While my talk commemorated International Holocaust Day, I didn’t speak directly about anti-Semitism. Instead, I focused on my experiences in the Holocaust and the connections … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Refugees: Where Will They Go?

Posted on January 28, 2020 by climatechangefork

I have seen some alarming new reports of late. Two of them describe the start of environmental, climate change-powered migrations within rich countries. In the US, the key motivator is sea level rise: The Great Climate Retreat is beginning with … Continue reading →

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Economic Impacts Report: Worse than Predicted?

Posted on December 24, 2019 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at Naomi Oreskes’ and Nicholas Stern’s October op-ed in The New York Times, “Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think,” which dealt with a report about the unexamined economic risks of climate change. … Continue reading →

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Pay Now or Pay Later: The Economic Costs of Climate Change

Posted on December 17, 2019 by climatechangefork

As an old guy who still teaches students and does scientific research, I have to be up-to-date on the science that relates to what I do. To study and teach climate change, I have to be current not only with … Continue reading →

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