In the Media

• Ida’s N.J. death toll rises to 27, among deadliest in state history
  NJ.com (9/4/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• How tackling real-world problems transformed my teaching and research
  Nature (9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List.
  The New York Times (9/20/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• Flooding after Ida brings new focus on Philadelphia's aging infrastructure
  WPVI-TV 6ABC (9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• Climate change is straining Philly’s 19th-century sewage system. Ida was a ‘wake-up call.’
  Philadelphia Inquirer (9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• NBC10 @Issue: Urban heat islands
  NBC 10 (8/6/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Scientists sound alarm over issue plaguing older US cities: 'Making ... a difficult problem even more challenging'
  The Cool Down (8/15/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Racism left Hunting Park overheated. Neighbors are making a cooler future
  WHYY (8/13/2020 12:00:00 AM) View
• As sea levels rise, Philly and Camden are at risk of being inundated with raw sewage, study finds
  WHYY (7/7/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Promoting Environmental Justice and Energy Equity in Hunting Park
  Impacto Media (7/7/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Local Efforts Are Essential For Tackling Growing Health Threat from Extreme Heat
  TIME Magazine (7/6/2025 12:00:00 AM) View
• The Seine River Passed Its Test
  The Atlantic (7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Shade Stations are the coolest places to be this summer
  Fox29 Good Day Philadelphia (7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Q+A: WHAT IS THE PANDEMIC TEACHING US ABOUT CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE?
  Drexel News Blog (7/27/2020 12:00:00 AM) View
• These Philly neighborhoods get the worst of the summer heat
  Philadelphia Inquirer (7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Not your grandparents’ weather: These charts show why Philly summers are hotter than in the 1970s
  Philadelphia Inquirer (7/21/2022 12:00:00 AM) View
• Thousands of people could live at the flood-prone Navy Yard. Will they be safe?
  WHYY (7/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) View
• New York Has $1.1 Billion to Fight Flooding. Will It Be Enough?
  The New York Times (7/15/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Don’t want sewage seeping into your basement? We need a mile-long wall, plant says.
  NJ.com (6/29/2025 12:00:00 AM) View
• Study details frightening heat and water changes expected in major U.S. city: ‘The challenges we are facing are really immense’
  Yahoo! News (6/29/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• ‘Every time it rains’: Floods from climate change plague a Camden neighborhood
  Philadelphia Inquirer (6/25/2022 12:00:00 AM) View
• How climate change is impacting the Philadelphia region
  CBS-3 Philadelphia (6/19/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Camden’s flooding problem is daunting today. As sea levels rise and precipitation increases, it’s only going to get worse
  Grid Philly (6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
  The Conversation (5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Philly to experience frequent heat waves, flooding, says Drexel report
  WHYY (5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Philly will have more heat waves, and the Delaware projected to rise more than a foot over the next 25 years
  The Philadelphia Inquirer (5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Outdoor recreation remains popular and can help provide a big health boost
  Philly Voice (5/13/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• Drexel University joins national coalition to combat climate change
  Philly Voice (4/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• Concern that sea-level rise will flood drinking-water intakes in Philadelphia, southern NJ
  NJ Spotlight News (3/3/2025 12:00:00 AM) View
• Building Urban Climate Resilience through Integrated Research, Teaching, and Engagement
  NPR's "Academic Minute" (3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM) View
• A crowdsourcing stormwater management project in Camden dodges the “woke DEI grant” purge
  Grid Magazine (2/1/2026 12:00:00 AM) View
• A Farm Grows Atop a Convention Center in NYC
  Civil Eats (12/8/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• Philadelphia neighborhood faces floods, tough choices as climate crisis hits "Planet Streets"
  CBS Philadelphia (12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM) View
• Sewage in N.J. city streets? Sea level rise could bring worse problems than flooding.
  NJ.com (12/3/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Solving Problems by Collaborating with Communities
  Planet Philadelphia (WGGT) (12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• What Research Supports Climate Resilience? Ask the Community!
  Eos (12/2/2024 12:00:00 AM) View
• Javits Center’s Alan Steel pushed the convention center from New Jersey East to Manhattan West
  Crain's New York Business (12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM) View
• You Might Already Be Living in a “Sponge City”
  Dwell (12/10/2025 12:00:00 AM) View
• After the 2020 protests, let’s reimagine urban green space as a way to promote social justice
  Philadelphia Inquirer (11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• This is what rain can do to New York City
  New York Times (11/25/2025 12:00:00 AM) View
• Eastwick residents want Biden’s infrastructure plan to fund Philly’s first climate migration
  WHYY (11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM) View
• A Schuylkill flood that outdid Ida’s occurred in 1869. It got ugly in Philly and Montco.
  The Philadelphia Inquirer (10/4/2021 12:00:00 AM) View