Student Blogs
How Michigan will look in 2100 as a result of anthropogenic climate change by Barnard Blogger Ella Steiger
Michigan has a deep history shaped by climate change. With borders and great lakes carved and left by receding glaciers, the drastic effects climate change can cause is imbedded in Michigan’s past. But with the glaciers long gone and no ocean bordering shorelines, a state once deeply impacted
Morocco’s Path to Resiliency from Climate Change by Barnard Blogger Hafsa Sabri
Morocco’s geography consists of the “Rif Mountains in the north, the Atlas Mountains in the center, plateaus in the east, plains and coast in the west, and desert in the south” and the country has a Mediterranean climate. In terms of water resources, it varies: the south suffers
Things you may not know about the Heat Waves by CityTech blogger Maria De Leon
As climate change proceeds, there will be more extreme weather events, and these events pose a threat to people’s health. Extreme weather will affect people and animals, as well as whole ecosystems. Heatwaves and high temperatures can have a dramatic impact on people’s physical health. We only have
Climate Change, Scarcity, War: Where We are Going? by CityTech blogger Rabea Begum
Image Credit: Adapted from (Kelley, S, Cane, Seager, & Kushnir, 2014) Climate Change a ‘Contributing Factor’ in Syrian Conflict by Brian Kahn This article on ClimateCentral is focusing on how climate change is the beginning of conflict in Syria, specifically basing ideas off a new report on the
Sea Level Rise threatens Bangledeshs’ Existence by CityTech blogger Arman Sarowar
Bangladesh, a small third world country located east-south Asia has: a population of 164 million people in a total land area of 50,300 square miles, which means that it is roughly about 3,200 people per square mile. To get a better picture of how big the entire size
Devastated Caribbean Island Needs Help by CityTech blogger David Perez Ramos
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season have been one of the most overwhelming periods for natural disasters to many countries, especially Caribbean island nations. As we have seen, the pass of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria have also caused massive damage to the North American continent. The States
Would you like a Paper or Plastic bag? by CityTech blogger Sergio Carrillo
Would you like a paper or plastic bag? The question is one that not many people think twice before making a choice, at least in New York City. But, what if using plastic bags for groceries, bread, fruits, vegetables and any other goods we may need it for,
What We Know and DON’T about the Greenhouse Gases by CityTech blogger Maria de Leons
What is a greenhouse gas? An actual greenhouse is a glass building used to collect heat to grow plants. In other words then, the greenhouse effect is the ability of the Earth to capture energy reflected from the Earth’s surface. It’s an important phenomenon that helps to keep
Turning Trash into Energy by CityTech blogger Frantzy Dor
Photo Credit: Matthew Lloyd / Bloomberg A Danish energy company that goes by the name of Dong Energy is developing a new technology that would convert trash into energy by breaking down organic materials to create power. This process is unique because this company has developed a method
The Earth is Warming by CityTech blogger Maria De Leon
Photo Credit: kadir van lohuizen / NOOR The Earth is warming rapidly and it’s affecting everyone. As the Earth gets warmer the large ice sheets melt and the sea levels rise, two major effects of climate change. As ice sheets and glaciers melt, they increase the amount of
Cellphones, Pesticides, and Insecticides: Bad for You? by CityTech blogger Viki Bailey
Hat’s off to my Cellphone! I can’t do without it, it’s like my right or left arm, it’s like eating, it’s like taking a bath. I have to have it, it’s a requisite for life, I can’t do without it. In my research, I came across the fact
Bottled Water: A History by CityTech blogger Viki Bailey
Photo Credit: Pinterest The history of bottled water, as written in a website I visited, states: “The first bottle of water happened in 1622 in United Kingdom’s Holy Well bottling plant.” In an effort to copy the fizziness of mineral water, Johann Jacob Schweppes manufactures carbonated water in
