@DataRefuge

#DataRefuge is a public, collaborative project est. by @PPEHLab & @upennlib designed to address the concerns about federal climate and environmental data

 Philadelphia, PA
datarefuge.org
Joined December 2016
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Our #climatesensing & #datastorytelling platform is now LIVE including a whole page of resources on #myclimatestory, storytelling prompts in 15(!) languages and a gallery of some of our favorite stories from the storybank. Check it out: bit.ly/2RYFX6Y
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PPEH@PPEHLab23 Aug 2020
Be sure to catch the important film "Midnight Oil" tomorrow at @BlackStarFest! And if you still want more, you can revisit our @DataRefuge podcast with filmmaker @BilalMotley from this past March at tinyurl.com/y22lrran! #futuresbeyondrefining #EnvHum #Philly
Tinsel & Tine - Marvelous Movie Maven@tinseltine22 Aug 2020
#BSFF20 5 Questions for @BlackStarFest Filmmakers - @BilalMotley MIDNIGHT OIL Screening Date: Shorts Program: The Grind – Sun. Aug 23 1:30pm tinseltine.com/5-questions-f… #byindiemeansnecessary #blackstar20solit #PhillyCalendar
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PPEH@PPEHLab12 Aug 2020
Are you a @Penn student majoring in a science field? Interested in how science can contribute to the arts? How scientific data & concepts can be communicated to diverse publics? Come chat with us about the new environmental humanities minor! ppehlab.org/minor @PennSAS
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Today the New York Times Magazine featured this article about Grays Ferry, the PES oil refinery, the public health issues that the refinery presents, and community activism: nytimes.com/2020/07/28/magaz…

Pollution Is Killing Black Americans. This Community Fought Back. (Published 2020)

African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than others to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. Can a grass-roots environmental-justice movement make a difference?

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danny@danny___cooper27 Jul 2020
Time for another #BeyondHumans #MyClimateStory ! Heres the Garden dahlia, or Dahlia pinnata! 🌸☀️🌿 @beyondthelab20 @DataRefuge
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Danny spotted this two-spotted bumble bee pollinating a marigold near Sewell, NJ. On the #MyClimateStory @inaturalist project, he writes that this species is "notoriously being affected by #climatechange" due to its difficulty adapting to changing plant biodiversity patterns.
A two-spotted bumble bee pollinates an orange marigold flower in South Jersey.

ALT A two-spotted bumble bee pollinates an orange marigold flower in South Jersey.

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Curious about this project? Learn more here: inaturalist.org/projects/ppe… Then click "add observations" to contribute your own photos and IDs to the collection!

PPEH My Climate Story: Beyond Humans

Anthropogenic climate change can sometimes be seen as a looming future threat, but people around the world are already facing the consequences of changing climates. And humans aren't the only ones...

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How are other organisms in your environment responding to climate change? We are incredibly excited to extend our #MyClimateStory campaign BEYOND humans. See the instructions below, download @inaturalist and join the project today!
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How is the wetness of #climatechange affecting infrastructure in a place that is close to you? Share your #MyClimateStory via the link in our bio or leave a voicemail on the Climate Hotline: 267-499-3973
Alex's climate story from Apt, France: "In 2019, it rained 3 months' worth of water in 3 days. The Roman-era bridges of the Cavaillon River in my town were destroyed."

ALT Alex's climate story from Apt, France: "In 2019, it rained 3 months' worth of water in 3 days. The Roman-era bridges of the Cavaillon River in my town were destroyed."

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Did you know you can make your #MyClimateStory anonymous? This one comes from central Mexico, where the author is sensing #climatechange in the plant and non-human animal life around them.
Anonymous story from central Mexico: "The seasonal dry period for crops is growing. Coyote patterns have shifted. Mangoes have also become more rare."

ALT Anonymous story from central Mexico: "The seasonal dry period for crops is growing. Coyote patterns have shifted. Mangoes have also become more rare."

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Today's featured #MyClimateStory comes from an anonymous storyteller in Chester County, PA. How can we sense #climatechange by observing the way that different plants respond to shifting climactic conditions?
Marian is sensing climate change in Miami's rapidly shifting temperature patterns. How are YOU seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling #climatechange? Contribute your #MyClimateStory via the link in our bio or by leaving a voice message on our climate hotline: 267-499-3973
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April is feeling climate change in the rising temperature of Oregon's Willamette River and seeing it in the masses of dead salmon that wash up on its shore... Click the link in our bio to share a story about how YOU are sensing climate change #MyClimateStory
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PPEH@PPEHLab26 Jun 2020
We're so excited for this course--Transdisciplinary Environmental Humanities--to be taught for the 1st time in the Fall by Drs. Kristina Lyons (@UPennAnth) & Marilyn Howarth (@UPennCEET_CEC). This co-taught seminar is the 💚of our new #envhum minor! vimeo.com/420456739?ref=tw-s…

Transdisciplinary Environmental Humanities -- Fall 2020

Watch this video to learn about the brand new course being offered toward a minor in environmental humanities at the University of Pennsylvania!

vimeo.com
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Emily is sensing #climatechange in abnormal heat across China in the summertime. What's your #MyClimateStory? Tell us by visiting stories.datarefuge.org or by leaving a voicemail at 267-499-3973
Emily's climate story from China: "In 2013, the temperature in July was higher than 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) in most of China for about a week."

ALT Emily's climate story from China: "In 2013, the temperature in July was higher than 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) in most of China for about a week."

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Shilpa is sensing climate change in the wetness of more frequent floods in Nashik, India. What's your #MyClimateStory? Tell us at stories.datarefuge.org or leave a voicemail on our climate hotline: 267-499-3973
Shilpa's climate story from Nashik, India: "I am sensing climate change through increasing occurrences of flash floods in the city of Nashik, India."

ALT Shilpa's climate story from Nashik, India: "I am sensing climate change through increasing occurrences of flash floods in the city of Nashik, India."

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Data Refuge is back for the summer to share your narrative climate data! Sumant (Columbia, SC) is seeing the effects of deforestation, which has a clear link to climate change. Share your #MyClimateStory via the link in our bio or calling our climate hotline at 267-499-3973
Sumant's #MyClimateStory from Columbia, SC: "As a child, I marveled at the tall pine forests, covered in myriad leaves and full of bird songs. But, more and more, trees get cut down and the forest behind my house is an isolated oasis with the fences of suburbia always in view, even from the center of the forest."

ALT Sumant's #MyClimateStory from Columbia, SC: "As a child, I marveled at the tall pine forests, covered in myriad leaves and full of bird songs. But, more and more, trees get cut down and the forest behind my house is an isolated oasis with the fences of suburbia always in view, even from the center of the forest."

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PPEH@PPEHLab19 May 2020
A new article in @PennSAS's #Omnia magazine highlights some of the ways the #publicresearch of our faculty students is navigating the space "Between Critique and Action." Check it out: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/be… #envhum #medhum #futuresbeyondrefining #myclimatestory

Between Critique and Action

The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities promotes interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching and learning with real-world impacts.

omnia.sas.upenn.edu
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Episode 10 of #DataRemediations is out! @lowerendtheory interviews @adniralc @ChaudhuriUna and #carolynhall about climate sensing and speculative storytelling through theatre, performance, and body movement, with narration by #DannyCooper give a👂: datarefugestories.org/podcas…
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PPEH@PPEHLab9 May 2020
Don't Forget: Keynote "Beyond the End of the World" by #AmitavGhosh is available on climatesensing.org only thru tomorrow 5/9! Visit the #makingsense gallery; leave us your #climatestory; consider the cross-sections of #covidXclimate & join the discussion in #csdsconvening!
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PPEH@PPEHLab7 May 2020
Professor @bwiggerson would like to welcome you to our conversation over at Climate Sensing and Data Storytelling- view her opening remarks here! climatesensing.org/openingre… #justandverdantfutures #datastorytelling #climateaction #envhum #publicengagement
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