Climate change-driven marine heat waves are happening more frequently, devastating ecosystems and threatening livelihoods. Metcalf Institute will explore the rapidly evolving science of marine heat waves at two virtual seminars for journalists on November 5 and 12, 2021, via Zoom.
This webinar, co-hosted by the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy and the Environmental Policy & Culture Program, will examine the prospects for two potential ocean-based carbon removal approaches, artificial ocean upwelling and downwelling, to effectuate large-scale sequestration of carbon dioxide. 5 p.m. ET.
Join National Geographic's Douglas Main for a Kavli Conversation, hosted by NYU’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, with award-winning investigative reporter Ian Urbina, formerly of the New York Times, and marine biologist/author Helen Scales. 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET. Free registration required.
Meet SEJ member Nina Ignaczak! Nina is an award-winning Detroit-based freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker. She writes and produces stories about the environment, place and identity.
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