Science Seminar Series: Climate Change, 'Secret' Floods, and Environmental Justice in New York City with Dr. Bernice Rosenzweig, SLC Faculty in Environmental Science

Dr. Bernice Rosenzweig will describe how recently developed precipitation datasets can be integrated with municipal open data to better understand climate change, extreme rain and flooding in New York City. She will also discuss the importance of extreme precipitation and flood monitoring for environmental justice.

Bernice Rosenzweig is an earth system scientist and the Osilas Endowed Professor of Environmental Science at Sarah Lawrence College. Her research focuses on climate change, extreme weather and urban water systems, and she is particularly interested in the interactions of global climate change and megacity development. She co-leads the Flooding Working Group of the New York City Panel on Climate Change and is teaching courses on Watersheds and Natural Hazards this semester.

Questions? Contact Professor Jim Marshall at jmarshall@sarahlawrence.edu.