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Here’s why Hurricane Lee is alarming even if it doesn’t make landfall
NBC News

Here’s why Hurricane Lee is alarming even if it doesn’t make landfall

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that rapid storm intensification is alarming because it means government officials and communities have less time to prepare and face more uncertainty in evacuation planning.

PBS is coming to Philly to talk climate, community empowerment at Penn
WHYY (Philadelphia)

PBS is coming to Philly to talk climate, community empowerment at Penn

The Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will convene with PBS, WHYY, community leaders, science communicators, journalists, and leading scientists at an upcoming Philadelphia panel to discuss the value of storytelling to educate about climate change.

How climate change boosts hurricanes
France 24

How climate change boosts hurricanes

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how warm ocean waters provide the fuel that intensifies tropical storms and hurricanes.

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.

(Image: Melanie Chu)

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
Salon.com

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.