National Geographic’s February 2015 issue holds a story about South Florida’s massive development and investment in infrastructure despite the threats of sea level rise to the region.
Below is text related to the required October Interim Report for the Online News Association, which we submitted on Oct. 28, 2014. Take a look! Explain how you are testing your hypothesis for your live news experiment. Be specific. Our hypothesis for this project is that “crowdsourcing and community engagement will increase viewership and[…]
Grant-Related Media Coverage (2014-2015) by date; * indicates eyesontherise.org contributed *“South Florida considers investing in infrastructure to combat rising sea levels,” PBS NewsHour, March 20, 2014. “SJMC faculty win grant for sea level rise project,” The Beacon, April 11, 2014. “FIU professors win grant for South Florida sea-level rise project,” WLRN.org, April 14, 2014. “FIU[…]
FIU-ALTA Partnership Captures High-Resolution Images of SLR A collaboration between a Miami area high-tech company and Florida International University has improved ways to capture South Florida’s environment to help scientists, citizens, and local governments prepare for future storms and rising seas. Already, ALTA Systems (www.altapic.com) and scientists with Florida International University collaborated earlier this year to[…]