Coastal gentrification in Puerto Rico is displacing people and damaging mangroves and wetlands
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing people who have lived along its coastlines for years.
Hilda Lloréns, Associate Professor, Anthropology & Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island •
conversation
June 16, 2022 • ~10 min
June 16, 2022 • ~10 min
Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes
With the world losing species at an alarming rate, a conservation biologist explains how ideas about protecting biodiversity have evolved over the past 40 years.
Bradley J. Cardinale, Department Head, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State •
conversation
June 2, 2022 • ~10 min
June 2, 2022 • ~10 min
The Wall of Wind can blow away buildings at Category 5 hurricane strength to help engineers design safer homes – but even that isn't powerful enough
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
Ioannis Zisis, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Florida International University •
conversation
May 31, 2022 • ~9 min
May 31, 2022 • ~9 min
Gas prices: as cooking fuels become more expensive, people are turning to dirtier alternatives
Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.
Matthew Shupler, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, University of Liverpool •
conversation
May 31, 2022 • ~5 min
May 31, 2022 • ~5 min
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