Multimedia | journal article
“Handling Heat: A Conversation with Elspeth Oppermann”
Daniel Dumas interviews Elspeth Oppermann on handling heat in a changing climate, with a focus on how heat affects work environments.
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Multimedia | journal article
“The Heat Is On!”
In this Springs article, historian Melanie Arndt examines how the foundations for production, perception, and consumption of heating were laid at the turn of the twentieth century.
Multimedia | journal article
“Yoruba Architectural Sites in Nigeria”
Joseph Adeniran Adedeji shows how the cultural meaning of Yoruba heritage sites signify hope for a harmonious coexistence between society and the nonhuman world.
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Dreaming the Designer Climate (Iceland) | A 360º Visual Journey
In this chapter from the virtual exhibition “Global Environments: A 360º Visual Journey,” Jeroen Oomen and Adam Sébire delve into the world of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies through a video triptych in Hellisheiði in Iceland. The three screens, shown here in one video, capture experiments at Hellishei∂i, aspects of the sequestered CO2, and an imagined future.
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Defending the Shoreline: From Cannon to Beach Nourishment in Gulf Islands National Seashore
Previously military fortifications, the barrier islands along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States today protect against climate change.
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Molluscan Explosion: The Dutch Shipworm Epidemic of the 1730s
An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.
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New York Harbor and the Vicious Circle of the Winter of 1917–1918
Severe winter weather in 1917–1918 paralyzed New York Harbor impacting logistical operations for the Allies in World War I.
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Dunes, Development, and Delay: Climate Change Comes to Long Beach
An east-coast beachfront neighborhood faces a difficult decision about how to respond to storms and rising seas.