To understand what more carbon dioxide in the air means for our planet, Professor Stephen Pekar (GC/Queens, Earth and Environmental Sciences), a geologist, is looking back - way back to 60 million years ago.
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement has sparked outrage and concern in higher education and the media, where predictions of doom are prevalent. Earth and Environmental Sciences Professors Athanasios Koutavas and Stephen Pekar weigh in.