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UC study finds tipping point in deforestation

January 6, 2020

University of Cincinnati geography professor Tomasz Stepinski used high-resolution satellite images from the European Space Agency to study landscapes in 9-kilometer-wide blocks across every inch of the planet between 1992 and 2015. He found that deforestation occurs comparatively slowly in these blocks until about half of the forest is gone. Then the remaining forest disappears very quickly.

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Human Faces of Climate Change Film and lecture series

January 10, 2020

The UC Clermont College Sustainability Committee presents the Human Faces of Climate Change lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. in the Snyder Building, Room 142. The lecture will be given by University of Cincinnati employee Dr. Michael Roman, a former Kiribati Peace Corps volunteer, Fulbright Fellow and author of two upcoming books —American Asylee and When There Was No Money. Roman has spoken worldwide about the human faces of climate change for the past 19 years. His goal is to raise global consciousness about our planet’s climate crisis from the frontlines.