Breaking down climate change cluesfrom ocean floors to measure iceberg melting
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Melting freshwater icebergs raise critical questions about ocean circulation. However, to find answers to what’s happening on ocean surfaces, some scientists are searching ocean floors for evidence of past environments and clues to the pace of current climate change. As a fifth-year Ph.D. student at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, […]
Welcoming the stranger: refugees in America
by Caroline Love Medill Reports There are 26 million refugees in the world today, according to the United Nations, but only a fraction of them will gain a new home. “Less than one percent will ever be resettled into a third country,” said Sue Horgan, the senior director of program operations at Exodus World Service. […]
Closing the CO2 window: New research is precise about human contributions to climate change
By Thomas Smith Medill Reports While carbon and oxygen are necessary for human life, CO2 is also a thermostat for the planet and carbon dioxide buildup in Earth’s atmosphere has the potential to cause irreversible damage to the planet’s climate. Although the window to counteract human contributions to global warming is closing, scientists are more […]
Chicago urban growers fight for affordable and equitable water access
By Caroline Catherman and Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports Urban farms and community gardens in Chicago produce over 500,000 pounds of crops in a year, according to a 2015 study by DePaul University and NeighborSpace. Much of this food helps feed Chicago communities. Local food sources are especially crucial in a pandemic. When food has to […]
Amid COVID-19 surge, bus drivers and riders worry mask policy is insufficient
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports The day seemed to fit the odd year — sunny and 75 in November, sweater and shorts, masks and hand sanitizer, and a CTA worker smiling. “They call me the happiest guy in town,” said Cedric Trice, 54, a veteran bus driver for the CTA, during an interview at South […]
