In November 2023, scientists in Europe reported that Earth’s global average temperature was briefly two degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. NOAA and NASA— U.S. federal agencies—both confirmed that 2023 … Read more
Climate Education Program in New York City Provides Hope
RiSC Community Open House: “Coney Island: Past, Present and Future” On June 6, 2023, student teams from eight New York City public schools came together in Coney Island’s Kaiser Park … Read more
Teachers Explore Climate Resilience Education at RiSC Summer Professional Learning Institute
Resilience has become a buzzword, but what does the term really mean, especially in relation to the climate crisis, and how can it be discussed in the classroom? This was … Read more
RiSC Students: Climate Resilience Ambassadors in Coney Island
Over the past decade, the need to protect our nation’s coastlines from sea level rise, erosion, and coastal storms has become one of the most critical and immediate challenges we … Read more
RiSC Students Help Create Living Shorelines in Coney Island Creek Park
Over the past decade, the need to protect our nation’s coastlines has become one of the most critical and immediate challenges we face. Due to increasingly frequent and intense coastal … Read more
NYC Students Learn How to Build a Climate Resilient Future
This year—2020—will rank among the hottest in recorded history. Floods, droughts, violent hurricanes and apocalyptic wildfires are ravaging communities and disproportionately threatening already vulnerable human and wildlife populations. Coastal areas … Read more
NYC Program Empowers Students to Evaluate Climate RiSC
Hurricanes on Steroids The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has broken all records in terms of the quantity and intensity of consecutive storms, their destructive power, and the toll on human life, … Read more
New York City: Do You Hear the Buzz?
Pollinators in New York City, NY and across the country are buzzing with glee thanks to several huge National Wildlife Federation victories last week. Since 2014, NWF has partnered with … Read more
This Shark is Wild about Bees
Every week, millions of people tune in to watch the Emmy-award-winning reality show Shark Tank, in which self-made millionaire and billionaire tycoons – Sharks – give aspiring entrepreneurs the chance … Read more
Students Are Growing a Wild NYC to Help Pollinators
Sadly, both native and domestic pollinators, like the honeybee, are in decline in the U.S. and abroad, threatening global agricultural markets valued at $577 billion. Culprits include habitat loss and … Read more
