Skiing Without Snow
Global warming is upon us and SFTV senior Michael Hibb’s guide to “Skiing Without Snow” shows what winters of the future could look like. The video, which was picked up by Men’s Journal, stars Hibb flying down…
Climate Change: Rising Intolerable Heat in the Persian Gulf May Make Region Uninhabitable
Professors at Loyola Marymount University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology say extreme temperatures in major cities such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai likely due to global warming. Extreme temperatures and humidity around the Persian…
Is American Capitalism Broken by Wealth Inequality?
Is American capitalism broken? Stephen Young, global executive director of Caux Round Table, will discuss the inequality of income and wealth in the United States from historical, economic, and moral perspectives at Loyola Marymount University…
Student Film Influences Ban on Harmful Plastic Microbeads
When Gov. Jerry Brown approved a measure last week that will ban exfoliating microbeads in personal care products, director Christopher Jones (PROD–M.F.A. ’15) was driving home from work and heard the news on the radio….
LMU Efforts Address Climate Change and Impoverished, Mirror Pope’s Concerns
In his mid-June encyclical, Pope Francis placed the blame for climate change squarely on the shoulders of humanity and lamented their “widespread indifference” to the tragic impact of environmental degradation and its continued effect…
Global Warming Could Lead to Increase In Thunderstorms
Researchers who study severe weather and climate change joined forces to study the effects of global warming on the climate. Associate Professor Jeremy Pal is one of the lead developers of the regional climate…
