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MeCCO Monthly Summary: A Tale of Three Storms – Mangkhut, Florence & Trump’s Tweets

Posted on October 2, 2018 by prometheus

Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO) September 2018 Summary September was a busy month for media attention to climate change and global warming. However, coverage across the globe decreased 8.5% from the previous month of August 2018, and was also … Continue reading →

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Into the Wild – For Rain | Part I. British Columbia

Posted on September 24, 2018 by prometheus

National Geographic, August 2018 by Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley CSTPR Faculty Affiliate, National Geographic Explorer and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder The American Cordillera is a jigsaw of mountain ranges that curls southward from the Alaskan coast … Continue reading →

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Forests of the Future: Why Private Landowners are a Key Piece of the Climate Challenge

Posted on September 14, 2018 by prometheus

by Angela Boag Angela Boag is a PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder investigating the relationships between climate change, forest management and land ownership. She is the 2018 recipient of the Radford Byerly, Jr. Award in Science and Technology Policy. Angela … Continue reading →

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MeCCO Monthly Summary: Morrison Installed, Clean Power Plan Uninstalled

Posted on September 5, 2018 by prometheus

Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO) August 2018 Summary In addition, North American coverage was up 27% in August, due primarily to media attention paid to the mid-month proposal by the US Trump Administration to replace the Clean Power Plan … Continue reading →

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RC/RCCC Notes from the Field: Reflection – A Wonderful Summer Experience

Posted on August 16, 2018 by prometheus

Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program by Juhri Selamet Maputo, Mozambique Juhri Selamet is the 2018 Junior Researcher in the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCRCCC) program. He is a PhD student in the College of Media, Communication … Continue reading →

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Ogmius, Issue 50 is Now Out

Posted on August 15, 2018 by prometheus

Ogmius Issue #50, Summer 2018 The Complexity of Consensus: Protecting the World’s Most Remote Ocean by Cassandra Brooks Every year I travel to Hobart, Tasmania at the southern tip of Australia to study international negotiations about protecting the oceans around … Continue reading →

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MeCCO Monthly Summary: Connecting the Dots

Posted on August 3, 2018 by prometheus

Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO) July 2018 Summary July media attention to climate change and global warming was up 7% throughout the world from the previous month of June 2018, but down about 2% from July last year. Increases … Continue reading →

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RC/RCCC Notes from the Field: Learning and Maintaining Communication Channels of Mozambique Red Cross

Posted on July 30, 2018 by prometheus

 Juhri Selamet (left) and Edson Rodriquez (right). Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program by Juhri Selamet Maputo, Mozambique Juhri Selamet is the 2018 Junior Researcher in the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCRCCC) program. He is a PhD … Continue reading →

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RC/RCCC Notes from the Field: The National Meeting of Experts on Disaster Risk Reduction

Posted on July 25, 2018 by prometheus

Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program by Juhri Selamet Maputo, Mozambique Juhri Selamet is the 2018 Junior Researcher in the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCRCCC) program. He is a PhD student in the College of Media, Communication … Continue reading →

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How to find out about Boulder Creek streamflow: Data for your Outdoor Adventures

Posted on July 11, 2018 by prometheus

by Abigail Ahlert CSTPR Science Writer Boulder Creek is an iconic and vital Colorado waterway. Weaving through Boulder Canyon and into the city, the creek provides abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. One of the most popular events on Boulder Creek … Continue reading →

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