EarthLab News
Accelerating our global response to a worsening crisis
UW’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health asked five of the University’s leading voices on climate change and decarbonization to discuss how we can move forward from the pandemic in ways that deliver environmental resilience and positive health outcomes for all.
Amy Snover, director of the Climate Impacts Group and university director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, contributed to the series with the following essay.
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Justice and sustainability: Geographer focusing on fair ocean governance in international project
From our economy to our culture and health, our interactions with the ocean are a part of our daily lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is only fitting, then, that Memorial University is one of the research universities that is part of the Ocean Nexus Center.
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EarthLab’s ‘Voices Unbound’ second season talks of social tensions from COVID-19
“Voices Unbound: Enviro-Amplify” is a podcast created by EarthLab and UW Tacoma, and hosted by Robin Evans-Agnew associate professor in the school’s Nursing and Healthcare Leadership Program. The podcast has now published its second season.
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As Wildfire Smoke Clears, King County’s Airport Communities Continue Fight for Clean Air
The EarthLab Innovation Grants is funding a study that will rely on drones to measure the effect of vegetation on ultrafine particles. Researchers hope the study will offer insight on the role of urban planning programs that use greenery to mitigate particulate air pollution.
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We Need Unity and a Multifaceted Approach to West's Wildfires
Crystal Raymond Ph.D. is a climate adaptation specialist with the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington EarthLab. She has conducted research on fire science and climate change for more than 15 years.
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Future Rivers Graduate Trainee Program Information Session
Dr. Gordon Holtgrieve, Program Director and Athena Bertolino, Program Manager will present details on the Future Rivers program and answer questions. The team invites any interested students, faculty, or advisors to join them virtually. The online session will be recorded and distributed to registrants who are unable to attend live.
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Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it
University of Washington ecologist Christopher Schell was quoted in this story from Associated Press. Chris Schell is a recipient of an EarthLab Innovation Grant.
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Climate Impacts Group Scientists Tapped for Expertise on West Coast Climate Fires
As multiple fires on the West Coast devastate towns and fill the air with toxic smoke, people are looking for answers. Multiple regional news outlets have relied on experts from the Climate Impacts Group to provide clarity into the current situation and hope for the future.
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A “Green New Deal” for the oceans must prioritize social justice beyond infrastructure
“A green new deal for the oceans must prioritize social justice beyond infrastructure” adds to a recently published peer-reviewed article which declares that oceans are largely absent or separate from the policy proposals listed in the GND. The timely paper published by Dundas et al. (2020) argues the importance of extending the values and proposed strategies of the GND to the oceans, including investing in infrastructure, renewable energy, food security, and habitat restoration.
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New “Blue Paper” highlights “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform our relationship with the ocean
The relationships between human societies and oceans are diverse and complex. Stand on any coastline in the world and stare out at the waters; listen to the crashing waves, smell the salty air, and revel in a sense of place and health. Observe teams of people cooperating to bring in a day's harvest or talk to a Tribal member about the history of the ocean sustaining their community. These are only some of the intangible “ocean values” that have contributed to human well-being for millennia. And it turns out, the future of human welfare depends on maintaining this rich diversity of relationships and values with the oceans.
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