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OUR TAKE: Talking with Climate Change Gurus Bill McKibben & James Hansen by ClimateYou Senior Editor Abby Luby
One of the amazing things about bringing together two climate change superstars is realizing the scope of their incredible institutional knowledge. I’m speaking about Bill McKibben and James Hansen. Both were interviewed by artist and climate change exhibition curator M.Annenberg on a virtual discussion about a week ago
OUR TAKE: COP27 — The Good, Bad, Hopes & Fears By ClimateYou Senior Editor Abby Luby
The dust has settled at COP27, the 27th United Nations Climate Conference at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt where a record 45,000 people registered to attend. The longest running summit of all the conferences, agreements made in the final moments has left us all with hope but also doubts.
OUR TAKE: U.S. Congress Passes Landmark Climate Legislation By ClimateYou Guest Contributor
After decades of failed attempts, the U.S. Congress in August 2022 passed a climate action bill. The climate legislation comes in the guise of the Inflation Reduction Act, the most pressing immediate issue for many voters. While it does aim to reduce the deficit and enable Medicare to
OUR TAKE: Wildfire Update 2022 by ClimateYou Senior Editor Abby Luby
At any given moment thick, rolling smoke plumes covering several thousand acres are spewed out by raging wild fires burning all over the world. From Asia to Africa, Europe to North and South America, these extreme fires are exacerbated by heat waves and droughts, the perilous extreme weather
OUR TAKE: Gender Equity is Crucial to Fight Climate Change
That women and children have long been victims of the adverse impacts of climate change is not surprising. As global warming creates more extreme weather conditions, women and children living in vulnerable, impoverished countries hit by floods or drought have suffered exponentially and are forced to leave their
Manchin Supports Proactive Climate Bill by ClimateYou Senior Editor Abby Luby
A surprise deal made just last week between Democratic Senators Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and majority leader Chuck Schumer of New York has put into motion the most ambitious climate action plan ever taken by the United States. Manchin had been holding out on voting for
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New Location, New Problems with Climate Change By City Tech Blogger Samuel Hector Leriche
All around the world, global climate change has impacted almost all societies in one way or the other. From the sea level rising, famines, droughts, and floods to pandemics every country face some of the consequences. Much evidence shows the correlation between global pandemics and global climate change
The Impact of Climate Change on Society, Tourism, Agriculture, City & Poor Communities By City Tech Blogger Andray Whyte
Climate change as we know it is affecting everything. From small insects, birds, plants, and humans, are all impacted by climate change. For us humans it is impacting us on a wider scale, economically and culturally. One of the ways climate changes are impacting us is on agriculture,
My Home’s Involvement in Climate Change By City Tech Blogger Janrobert Paulino
I was born in the Dominican Republic on September 19,2001. When I was three my father brought me and my mother to the United States to live a better lifestyle, as every immigrant dreams of. We still visit family back in the Dominican Republic and it’s always
Climate Change Impacts in Guatemala By City Tech Blogger Jenson Mendez
In Guatemala, agriculture is the main source of income and sustenance for farmers and city folk. When there are months of drought it causes crops to shrink or not grow at all. Unpredictable storms and hurricanes cause the crops to drown in water and mud from the
Are You Funding Fossil Fuels? By a City Tech Blogger
Probably you are not, but your bank is. Any time you leave your money in your bank account, it doesn’t just sit there. The bank that looks after your money puts it to work. It takes your money and lends it to various companies, businesses, and projects, to
Save our People, Save our Earth By City Tech Blogger Mahir Faisal
Climate change is affecting our water cycle, which refers to the way water moves about our planet. Wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier. However, we are experiencing more of our rain in the form of intense downpours, leading to a greater risk of
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An Alternative Way to Fight Climate Change By City Tech Blogger Samuel Leriche
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In spring 2020, an innovative three-way collaboration took place between ClimateYou, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and two City Tech classes. It was a success. City Tech students in Professor Robin Michals’ Communication Design Photography Class and those in Professor Reginald Blake’s Natural Disaster Class joined together to explore evidence of climate change at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. This unique, cross-discipline collaboration paired photography students with student writers, each reflecting and sharing his or her personal observations of how the changing climate affects nature.
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ClimateYou-City Tech-Brooklyn Botanic Garden Three-Way Collaboration
In spring 2020, an innovative three-way collaboration took place between ClimateYou, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and two City Tech classes. It was a success. City Tech students in Professor Robin Michals’ Communication Design Photography Class and those in Professor Reginald Blake’s Natural Disaster Class joined together to explore
The Greenhouse Effect
For the first time in a long time, I went to the and unexpectedly enjoyed it even though it was a required class trip. I found it amazing that the major environmental factors that we talk about in class were demonstrated in such a relatively small garden. The greenhouse
Brooklyn Botanical Garden: How Greenhouse Gases Interact with Plants in Tropical Environments
The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is one of the many places that utilize a greenhouse to conserve plant life at a specific temperature. Like most areas in New York, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Greenhouse uses greenhouse gases to store heat energy for tropical plants. This heat energy is stored
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ClimateYou provides people of all ages, interests, education levels and professions with a place to learn about climate change. At ClimateYou, you will find out about the causes and effects of climate change, interact with others from around the world, document your own local climate change, and discover ways to respond. ClimateYou is your place.
George Ropes
A former international relief and development worker, George Ropes has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He is especially interested in how climate change affects the health and food security of people living in the developing world.
Abby Luby
Abby Luby is an environmental journalist, food and arts writer, and educator, whose work has appeared in The New York Daily News, SolveClimateNews, and Edible Hudson Valley. An experienced writing teacher, she now focuses on helping students to communicate about climate change.
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This website is dedicated to Dr. George H. Ropes, a math educator who lived in Westchester County, New York. He created one of the first interactive software programs in 1990 to teach students about climate change. He would applaud the efforts of ClimateYou.org to link people of all ages from around the world to explore, learn about, and communicate the many ways that a changing climate impacts life today — and what we can do about it.
Our focus is to teach you about all aspects of global climate change
About ClimateYou
ClimateYou provides people of all ages, interests, education levels and professions with a place to learn about climate change. At ClimateYou, you will find out about the causes and effects of climate change, interact with others from around the world, document your own local climate change, and discover ways to respond. ClimateYou is your place.
George Ropes
Former international relief and development worker. He has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He is especially interested in how climate change affects the health and food security of people living in the developing world.
Abby Luby
Abby Luby is an environmental journalist, food and arts writer, and educator, whose work has appeared in The New York Daily News, SolveClimateNews, and Edible Hudson Valley. An experienced writing teacher, she now focuses on helping students to communicate about climate change.
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This website is dedicated to Dr. George H. Ropes, a math educator who lived in Westchester County, New York. He created one of the first interactive software programs in 1990 to teach students about climate change. He would applaud the efforts of ClimateYou.org to link people of all ages from around the world to explore, learn about, and communicate the many ways that a changing climate impacts life today — and what we can do about it.
