May

El Niño Weather and Climate Change Threaten Survival of Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles

May 23, 2012
Drexel University researchers have found that the climate conditions at a major leatherback turtle nesting beach affects the early survival of turtle eggs and hatchlings. They predict, based on projections from multiple models, that egg and hatchling survival will drop by half in the next 100 years as a result of global climate change.
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Environmental Science Education with Drexel Academy Partnership

May 14, 2012
Incoming students in Drexel's revamped environmental science major will now spend a week prior to freshman orientation performing field research.
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El Niño Weather and Climate Change Threaten Survival of Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles