Bruins for the Environment

At Bruins for the Environment, our goal is to use aspects of the Digital Humanities to explore environmental issues in our society, specifically regarding rising surface temperatures and sea levels. Combining research, the statistical elements of data science, and the human-centered aspects of the humanities, our team aims to illuminate the looming consequences climate change will have on the world’s population in the coming years. As surface temperature’s keep rising, our planet’s ice caps continue to melt, causing sea levels to rise. As the temperature increases, more ice melts into water, causing more sunlight to be absorbed because liquid water has a much lower albedo (a measure of light reflected by a surface) than ice. This leads to even more melting ice, creating a positive feedback loop that accelerates all of these negative effects. Our project reveals the massive impacts sea level rise will have on communities across the globe if the current trajectory of climate change continues. Our team urges our audience to recognize the importance of this issue for many our our planet’s people and to consider doing their part to minimize their environmental footprint for the betterment of our global community as a whole.