Tropical Storm Harvey continues to wreak havoc on southeastern Texas, and made a second landfall in Louisiana early Wednesday morning.  Charles H. Greene is a professor of Earth and Atmospheric sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, a fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and a leading expert in effects of global climate change on ocean ecosystems and extreme weather.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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As Dorian continues to make its way up the East Coast this week, agriculture producers are warned extreme weather and flooding could devastate crops. Two Cornell University experts – David Wolfe and Harold van Es – explain the impacts Dorian could have on crop harvest and the soil in the Southeast, as well as preventative measures farmers are taking to combat damage from these reoccurring destructive storms.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Charles Greene, professor of oceanography at Cornell University, comments on endangered North Atlantic right whales and the dangers they face in migrating further north.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Engineering

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Charles H. Greene is a professor of Earth and Atmospheric sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, a fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and a leading expert in effects of global climate change on ocean ecosystems and extreme weather.

Arts and Sciences

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Ian Hewson, biological oceanographer and Drew Harvell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comment on a fast spreading parasite in the Mediterranean Sea that is killing endangered clams.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Levels of pollution in India’s capital New Delhi soared on Tuesday, leading the Indian Medical Association to declare a public health emergency and prompting officials to close schools. The smog descending over the city can cause sickness and pre-mature death, and can lead to billions of dollars of additional health care costs according to a Cornell University environmental economist.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

International

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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David Kay, a senior extension associate with the Community and Regional Development Institute at Cornell University, says cities around the world can learn from "policy innovation" in Oxford and Paris.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Two Cornell University experts – Nina Bassuk and Harold van Es – explain that the potential sea water damage depends on soil composition, rainfall and other factors. Both experts are available for comment.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Cornell faculty members will join thousands of their counterparts April 22 as they sound a call for supporting scientific research and evidence-based policies during an historic March for Science in Washington, D.C. The following Cornell experts are attending the march and are available for comment:

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Arts and Sciences

Engineering

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