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Shifting the climate narrative
The sky glows yellow and purple after a strong summer storm in Philly.

On Sept. 12, PBS, WHYY, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media are set to gather a group of community leaders, journalists, science communicators, and scientists to explore the role of storytelling in climate change education.

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Shifting the climate narrative

In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Mann of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media shares his views on the role of storytelling in the fight against climate change.
A hub for water innovation and leadership
Jazmin Ricks and high school students from Paul Robeson High School at Cobbs Creek.

Jazmin Ricks teaches students from Paul Robeson High School during the 2022 Cobbs Creek Summer Enrichment program.

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A hub for water innovation and leadership

As the Water Center marks five years on campus, Penn Today takes a look at its achievements, ongoing projects, and plans for the future.

Liana F. Wait

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the displacement of hundreds of millions of climate refugees is inevitable but would take place over a much more manageable timeline if carbon emissions were immediately reduced, as opposed to continuing with current rates of fossil fuel burning.