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Yard worker spraying fertilizer
Climate change
What spurs people to save the planet—stories or facts?
Published April 27, 2021
A study by JHU's Paul Ferraro identifies political divide in how stories and facts work to persuade consumers to change their behaviors
Stumps and debris in a felled forest
Q+A
Why climate change solutions remain elusive
Published Sept 25, 2019
Paul Ferraro says climate scientists must rethink how they disseminate their research findings in order to change human behavior
Man in yellow helmet, orange vest carries woman piggyback style amid waist-deep floodwaters in Houston
Commentary
Time to prepare for the next Harvey
Published Aug 29, 2017
Hopkins expert Paul Ferraro says leaders must do more to make sure Americans are prepared, safe / Bloomberg View
Commentary
The free market and climate science
Published Dec 30, 2016
BDP Paul Ferraro argues that people who believe in the free market should also believe in man-made climate change / Bloomberg View
Commentary
Conservation complication
Published Aug 2, 2016 Video
Efforts to reduce water use in agriculture could end up having the opposite effect, JHU expert writes / Bloomberg View