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John Englander | |
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| Education | Bachelor of Science, Geology and Economics, Dickinson College [1] |
John Englander is an American author, oceanographer, and widely-recognized expert on rising sea level and climate change . [2] [3] [4] [5] From 1972-97 he operated a large pioneering scuba diving operation, based in Grand Bahama, "UNEXSO." His particular interest in the Arctic traces to a series of dives under the Polar Ice Cap in 1985. In 1997 he became CEO of the Cousteau Society, personally hired by the legendary Jacques Cousteau. [6] Englander's particular research and writing about rising sea level became focused with his first trip to Greenland in 2007.
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His first book, High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis was widely acclaimed and established him as an expert who could communicate clearly and without partisan perspective. His 2014 TEDx talk and his 2019 guest lecture in London at the prestigious Royal Institution have been viewed by over a half million people. "Sea Level Rise Can No Longer Be Stopped, What Next?" Comments show that his presentation is easy to understand for non-scientists and without political bias.
Englander created the non-profit Rising Seas Institute (RSI) with the late Dr. Robert W. Corell, a leading Arctic expert. Starting in 2007, they developed a program of Fact-Finding Expeditions focused on Greenland and the melting ice sheet. These somewhat exclusive tours have included business and military leaders.
As one prominent example. In 2022 Englander received considerable attention for the role he played in changing the position of New York Times columnist Bret Stephens about the severity and risks related to global warming and rising sea level. [7] Englander has given expert testimony to the US Congress, House of Representatives subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources and been featured on Discovery Channel, "Miami: Brink of Disaster."
In 2024, Nova Southeastern University absorbed the Rising Seas Institute, making it a standing program, with Englander as the Founding Director. The focus there is a multi-disciplinary perspective to understand the risk of long term rising seas in terms of wide impacts with real estate, architecture, engineering, finance, insurance, business, law, and public health.
