Global Warming Archives – The Statesman

COVID-19 presents an opportunity to restructure our society around sustainability

by Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 6, 2020

Though we are still causing catastrophic levels of damage to ecosystems by consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate, the pandemic has managed to slow us down.

SBU scientist predicts short winters, heavy storms for Long Island

by Niki NassiriNewsDecember 5, 2019December 8, 2019

The winter season may become shorter, but storms and floods will hit the East Coast harder than ever due to climate change, Edmund K.M. Chang, a professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, hypothesized in a study on winter storms.

Why we need to bike more around campus

by Gabby PardoFeatured OpinionsApril 18, 2018

Ride a bike — it’s a little step that counts toward the big picture.

Spring break should fall on a different week

by Andrew GoldsteinOpinionsMarch 25, 2018

This was the third spring break in a row where there was a snowstorm that elicited an email from Stony Brook Emergency Management. Spring break wasn’t even during spring.

Keep your eye on the cause of these hurricanes

by Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsSeptember 24, 2017September 24, 2017

“During its life cycle a hurricane can expend as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs!” That is what we are dealing with.

Keep my gorge gorgeous

by Daniel BrownFeatured OpinionsApril 28, 2016May 8, 2016

This is a world dominated by humans, but not everything needs to be shaped to our design.

From COP21, the Earth needs action, not words

by Taylor MandelbaumOpinions Top StoryDecember 2, 2015December 4, 2015

In order for this year’s COP and resulting protocols to be effective, policies must not only maintain a symbolic nature but push forward common-sense strategies.