Posts Tagged ‘Climate’
All Blue Week Calls Attention to the Vitality of Ocean Health
Working across 189 countries, The World Bank Group exists to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way. The organization accomplishes this massive goal by providing financial products and technical assistance to every major area of development and by bringing together countries to share knowledge and solutions to the most pressing and…
Read MoreConvergence Conversation: Securing our Global Future with Glaciologist M Jackson
I met Dr. M Jackson in December 2018. She was one of two glaciologists traveling aboard the National Geographic Explorer, headed to Antarctica. Every night, M would join a different group of travelers for dinner, spending time sharing stories and learning about each of us traveling. We were midway through our two-week trip when she…
Read MoreCombatting Climate Change in the New Space Frontier
Combatting Climate Change in the New Space Frontier This year marks the 75th anniversary of our first foray into space. On March 22, 1946, directly on the heels of the official introduction of the U.S. outer space research program, the first American-built rocket, the WAC Corporal, was launched out of the Earth’s atmosphere. The rocket…
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