Pandemic Pause: How COVID-19 Shaped the Climate Change Narrative
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the global landscape in ways few could have anticipated. Beyond the immediate public health and economic challenges, the pandemic [..]
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David Hastings Eckerd is a marine geochemist and chemical oceanographer. He landed on the shores of Tampa Bay in 2000 to teach marine science, environmental science, and chemistry at Eckerd College. David Hastings Eckerd started this adventure studying chemistry at Princeton University and received his Ph.D. in chemical oceanography from the University of Washington. His primary research interest is paleoclimatology, understanding the history of past climate changes as revealed in ocean sediments.
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Climate Crossroads: The Pandemic’s Dual Role in Climate Change
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