University of Miami Special Report: Climate Change

University of Miami Special Report: Climate Change

  • The Complex Climate
    • Solving the Climate Puzzle
    • — Hurricanes on Demand
    • — Corals Struggle to Survive
    • — Eyes on the Arctic
    • — Predicting the Future Through the Past
    • — Hovering Over Environmental Research
    • — Crunching Data at CCS
    • — Climate’s Impact Through the Ages
    • — At the 26.5 Parallel
    • — Flooding Events Increase on Beaches
    • — Remote Sensing the World’s Oceans
  • Built Environment
    • A Resilient and Innovative Future
    • — Building a Sustainable U
    • — Mapping Forgotten Places
    • — Zoning in on Evacuation Plans
    • — Miami Beach Reimagined
    • — The ‘Brush’ to Save Water
    • — ‘Living In Different Times’
    • — Sustainable Development in the Brazilian Amazon
    • — Anatomy of a Smart City
  • Renewable Energy
    • The Power Struggle
    • — UM Student Launches USolar Project
    • — Beyond the Battery
    • — Methane as a Fuel Source
    • — Taking Electrons for a Spin
  • Impact on Health
    • Planet and People in Peril
    • — Battling Vector-Borne Diseases
    • — Climate Change’s Unexpected Impact
    • — Healthy Buildings Help People
    • — Every Breath We Take
    • — Turning Down the Heat
    • — Nurses at the Ready
    • — Dangerous Migration
    • — One Water
  • Politics of (Climate) Change
    • The Spin Cycle of Climate Change Policy
    • — DiCaprio Visits Rosenstiel
    • — IPCC: Global Perspective Through a Local Lens
    • — The City Beautiful Confronts Climate Change
    • — The Art of Climate Change
    • — Visualizing Sea-Level Rise
    • — Communicating the Climate
    • — Inside the Abess Center
    • — Investigating Glacier Health
    • — Collaborating with Teachers
    • — Exploring the Invisible
    • — Sea Secrets Tell All

About This Report

About this Report
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The Climate Change Special Report, developed over nearly six months by University Communications, showcases the work of scientists, researchers, faculty, students and alumni in the area of climate change and sustainability, and touches all the University's 11 schools and colleges.

After arriving at the University of Miami to begin his tenure as its sixth president, Julio Frenk embarked on a listening exercise to hear what people had to say about the University and its future.

He talked with faculty, staff, students, community and business leaders, and others in the South Florida area.

Julio Frenk
UM President Julio Frenk

One of the persistent themes of the discussions centered on the perception of Miami as being at "ground zero" for the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise.

Frenk, in his inauguration speech before 3,000 people—and viewed by thousands more online—at the BankUnited Center on the Coral Gables campus on January 29, 2016, said the University will increase its scientific study of climate change and its impacts.

"This is exactly the kind of transformative, global contribution that Miami can and should be making to the search for sustainable solutions," Frenk told the audience.

This Climate Change Special Report, a project by University Communications, showcases the work of the University's scientists, researchers, faculty, staff, students and alumni in the areas of climate change and sustainability.

res_hall_lakeFor nearly six months, a team of writers, editors, videographers, photographers, and web developers and designers worked on this report, which encompasses more than 40 articles, photo galleries, videos, and interactive polls and social engagement.

This report looks at the areas of ocean and atmospheric research, renewable energy options, sustainable design and infrastructure, the spread of vector-borne diseases and health concerns, and population migration impacted by the changing environment, among other topics of interest.

Dozens of sources were interviewed for this report, which quotes or mentions more than 70 faculty, students, alumni and staff, and touches all the University's 11 schools and colleges.

- Peter E. Howard, project editor and executive director, University Communications.
- Jessica M. Castillo, project manager and contributing writer.

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