Rising sea levels will boost moderate floods in some areas, severe floods in others
June 8, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyA Princeton and Rutgers study suggests that sea-level rise will increase boost the occurrence of moderate flooding in cities along the southeastern coast, while areas that have little history of severe flooding are likely to experience a greater uptick in the number of severe, or even historically unprecedented, floods.
‘A Bee, a Tree, What’s In It For Me?’ Class examines environmental policy
May 22, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyClimate change expert Michael Oppenheimer and ecologist David Wilcove teamed up for the spring course “The Environment: Science and Policy.”
The Fire Through the Smoke: Working for Transparency in Climate Projections
January 4, 2017 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsTo help policymakers more confidently prepare for the effects of climate change, a group of climate scientists evaluated the scientific work behind the most recent projections from the IPCC regarding the potential ecological, social, economic and meteorological repercussions of climate change.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Expert Judgment and Uncertainty Quantification for Sea Level Rise
September 15, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzMichael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School. Director, Center for Science Technology and Environmental Policy Structural uncertainty in models presents a longstanding obstacle to estimating future sea level rise. The model-based range of…
The Next Four Years: the Environment and Climate Change
September 21, 2016 ・ Michael Hotchkiss, Office of Communications, and B. Rose Kelly, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International AffairsIssues related to the environment and climate change will demand the new president’s attention soon after he or she takes office Jan. 20 and throughout the next four years.
Four Graduate Students Awarded 2016 PEI-STEP Environmental Policy Fellowships
August 29, 2016 ・ Joanna M. Foster ’08 for the Princeton Environmental InstituteThe PEI-STEP Program provides participating graduate students with an enhanced skill-set and interdisciplinary perspective, making them more effective and versatile to address environmental problems in careers as scientists, educators, policy makers, and business professionals.
Faculty Experts From Diverse Fields Explore Impact of Climate Change on Children
June 27, 2016 ・ Michael Hotchkiss, Office of CommunicationsThe negative effects of climate change on the world’s children and possible responses brought together two Princeton researchers from very different fields.
New Tool Puts a Consistent Value on Experts’ Uncertainty on Climate Change Models
April 27, 2016 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsFor the first time in the climate field, a Princeton University researcher and collaborators have combined two techniques long used in fields where uncertainty is coupled with a crucial need for accurate risk-assessment.
WWS Reacts: Will the Paris Climate Agreement be a ‘Turning Point’ for the World?
December 17, 2015 ・ Rose HuberQ&A with Michael Oppenheimer and Denise Mauzerall about the Paris Climate Agreement.
