Climate Activist Visits FIU

Great lecture on marine biology by Captain Dan! #marineechoes @mastfiubbc pic.twitter.com/T3WImpEgsc — Marine Echoes (@MarineEchoes) April 21, 2015 Captain Dan Kipnis, a well known climate activist from Miami Beach spoke in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University on Tuesday about what’s to come as the seas rise. Kipnis was also[…]

COMING IN MAY: Student-produced Documentary on Sea Level Rise

Documentary will air in prime-time on Miami’s WPBT2 public television station Florida International University’s journalism professor Kate MacMillin discusses the documentary about sea level rise in South Florida below. The documentary is a product of eyesontherise.org, FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and WPBT2. Also: See what sea level rise might look like with our new Sea[…]

Sea Level Rise App Launched: What’s SLR Mean to You?

App allows users to view sea rise projections in South Florida; see related news coverage by Fusion

Today, eyesontherise.org, a project of four Florida International University School of Journalism and Mass Communication professors and their students, takes a proactive step in helping South Florida citizens understand the sea level issues affecting their areas.

Through funding from the Online News Association, the project’s Sea Level Rise App — also know as the Sea Level Rise Toolbox – is now available at http://eyesontherise.org/app.

The app is free and was officially launched at BarCamp Miami at the Miami Ad School in Wynwood. It is also being featured in reporting on the Miami Beach Centennial celebration by the media company Fusion.


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Eyes Team Member Part of Miami Beach Party

Dr. Juliet Pinto joined other faculty members from Florida International University on March 27 to present research and journalism on sea level rise that’s become a major initiative of the university. Pinto represented the eyesontherise.org project and other efforts from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at FIU that are related to reporting and researching issues[…]