Episode Summary
Daniel interviewed world-renowned climatologist, Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, about how climate change is affecting our City, our schools and our increased need for emergency readiness.
Michael Oppenheimer is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), the Department of Geosciences, and the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University. He is the Director of the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) at SPIA and Faculty Associate of the Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Program and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.
Daniel also shared reactions and comments from educators and parents who are disappointed and outraged about the City’s response to the historic, torrential flooding that impacted our New Yorkers, infrastructure and schools, this weekend.
Episode Notes
Gothamist - NYC schools open amid flooding as parents wonder how students will get home
Chalkbeat New York - Torrential downpour floods 150 NYC schools, throws commutes into disarray
Federal bill for green new deal for schools just introduced by Bowman and Markey
The Response By Mayor Adams & The Chancellor to This Week's Massive Flooding -- with Dr. Michael Oppenheimer