Ben Strauss

Leadership

COO and Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise
Email: bstrauss@climatecentral.org

Prior to being named COO of Climate Central and Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise, Dr. Strauss served as interim Executive Director, Associate Director, and staff scientist. He conducts research and builds communications vehicles around potential impacts from sea level rise. A founding board member of Grist.org, he earlier helped launch the Environmental Leadership Program. Dr. Strauss previously worked for Abt Associates, co-organized the Campus Earth Summit, and authored a report on college environmental education and practices for the Nathan Cummings Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University.

Most Recent Blog Entries:

New York’s One-Inch Escape From Hurricane Irene

By Ben Strauss

Published: August 30th, 2011 in Impacts, in Climate, in Extremes, in Hurricanes, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in States of Change, in United States, in New England, in Extreme Planet

New York’s One-Inch Escape From Hurricane Irene

This is how coastal places everywhere will experience sea level rise: previously rare floods will become common — soon — and the new rare floods will be outside of anyone’s experience.… Read More

American Cities and the Rising Sea

By Ben Strauss

Published: February 15th, 2011, Last Updated: February 17th, 2011 in Impacts, in Projections, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Society, in United States, in US National, in Extreme Planet

Not surprisingly, places like New Orleans and Miami look highly vulnerable. But we also uncovered less familiar pockets of risk, from Virginia Beach to the New Jersey Shore, from Tampa Bay to the San Francisco Bay Area.… Read More