Adam E. Rosenblatt, PhD
In the Media
Dec. 2022: Newsweek article about how alligators survive freezing temperatures
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Oct. 2022: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on Hurricane Ian and the climate crisis
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Aug. 2022: Live Science article about alligators and cannibalism
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Aug. 2022: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on the climate benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Aug. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by News4Jax, MSN, First Coast News, and Yahoo News
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Jul. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by WJCT (1, 2) and NPR's All Things Considered
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Jul. 2022: First Coast News article about SCOTUS ruling on EPA's carbon regulating authority and another article about JEA's reliance on fossil fuels
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Jun. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by WJCT, News4Jax, NBC Nightly News, and Fox Weather
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May 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by First Coast News, The Florida Times-Union, and WJCT
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May 2022: The Mirror article about how alligators can survive major injuries
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Apr. 2022: Coverage of a major urban heat study in Jacksonville by Action News Jax, Yahoo News, News4Jax (1, 2), Florida Politics, and WJCT (1, 2)
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Mar. 2022: First Coast Connect episode about Jacksonville and the climate crisis
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Nov. 2021: Newsweek article about crocodile-alligator interactions
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Oct. 2021: Newsweek article about shark-alligator interactions
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Sep. 2021: Live Science article about human-alligator conflict
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Mar. 2021: First Coast Connect episode about Jacksonville City Council Special Committee on Resiliency
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Feb. 2021: WJCT article about U.S. Chamber of Commerce's new stance on carbon taxes
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Jan. 2021: Panel discussion with WJCT about Florida's climate future under President Biden
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Dec. 2020: National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazine articles about the ability of alligators to regrow their tails
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Dec. 2020: WJCT article about partnering with faith communities to take action on climate change
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Oct. 2020: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on the value of fighting climate change with a carbon tax
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Oct. 2020: The Florida Times-Union, WJXT, Action News Jax, and First Coast News coverage of "Alligators in the big city" paper
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Jun. 2020: Florida Times-Union article about flood risk in Jacksonville
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Jun. 2020: WJCT article about addressing climate change through congressional legislation
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Jun. 2020: Earth Touch News article about the evolution of alligator jaws
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Mar. 2020: First Coast Connect episode about climate change impacts in Jacksonville and advocacy work of Citizens' Climate Lobby
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Jan. 2020: WJCT profile and First Coast Connect episode about climate change research and activism
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Jan. 2020: The Florida Times-Union article about the need for Jacksonville to develop a Climate Action Plan
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Dec. 2019: Scientific American article about alligator tool-use research
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Nov. 2019: Smart Cities Dive, First Coast Connect, The Florida Times-Union, and One Green Planet articles about the need for Jacksonville to develop a Climate Action Plan
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Oct. 2019: WJCT article and radio story about the need for Jacksonville to develop a Climate Action Plan
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Oct. 2019: Orlando Sentinel article about alligator hunting in Florida
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Aug. 2019: Tampa Bay Times article about alligator bites in Florida
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May 2019: NTD article about alligators on an Air Force base
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Jan. 2019: Washington Post article about how alligators survive freezing temperatures
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Nov. 2018: WJCT story about a climate change event at the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art
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Sep. 2018: First Coast News story about blue button jellyfish washing up on Jacksonville beaches​
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Aug. 2018: More coverage of alligator egg research on CBS News, Action News Jax, First Coast News, The Florida Times-Union, WJXT, and the Jacksonville Library's Completely Booked podcast
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Jul. 2018: RootsRated article about staying safe around wildlife (including alligators)
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Jul. 2018: Coverage of alligator egg research on WJXT, NPR (1, 2), The Florida Times-Union, Miami Herald, First Coast News, and Action News Jax
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Feb. 2018: Earther article about animal eating habits
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Jan. 2018: Earth Touch News article about alligator-python interactions in Florida
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Jan. 2018: Snopes article and The Times-Picayune article debunking a myth about alligators being responsible for the loss of Louisiana's wetlands
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Oct. 2017: Smithsonian.com article about household items used in ecological field research
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Sep. 2017: Check out The Magic School Bus Rides Again (the re-boot of The Magic School Bus) on Netflix! Adam was a science adviser for ep. 7, "Hides and Seeks"
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Sep. 2017: National Geographic article about alligator-shark reciprocal predation
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Sep. 2017: Adam wrote an op-ed in The Florida Times-Union discussing the potential effects of President Trump's proposed budget on the Jacksonville, FL region
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Jul. 2017: Earth Touch News article about alligator-produced hairballs
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Jun. 2017: Check out this article in Forbes on Roman-era crocodile hunters
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May 2017: Adam co-wrote a piece for War on the Rocks about how science informs the U.S. reaction to the situation in Syria
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Apr. 2017: Adam wrote a post for the AAAS Sci on the Fly blog about President Trump's approach to climate change
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Feb. 2017: Check out Adam's appearance on the SciComm podcast (ep. 27)!
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Dec. 2016: Adam wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post! He calls out "drain the swamp" as the lazy political metaphor that it is, and the article was then featured on the Jan. 18, 2017 episode of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
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Dec. 2016: Earth Touch News article about crocodilians in salty waters
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Oct. 2016: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies article about a paper Adam wrote highlighting the need for realism in climate change ecology
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Oct. 2016: Earth Touch News article about aging in crocodilians
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Sep. 2016: One of Adam's papers on alligators won the Best Paper Award from the Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists!
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Jun. 2016: Interview with Maclean's that Adam did following the alligator-related death of a young boy at Disney World
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Jun. 2016: Vice News article about alligators appearing in the Atlanta area
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May 2016: Snopes article about a large alligator spotted on a Florida golf course
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​May 2016: National Geographic article about the Nile crocodile problem in Florida
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​May 2016: Check out Adam's recent appearance on The Show About Science podcast (ep. 15) with 5-year-old interviewer Nate!
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Jan. 2016: Roads & Kingdoms article about Adam's research on black caiman in collaboration with Caiman House in Yupukari, Guyana
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Oct. 2015: Business Insider article about alligators dispersing during floods
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May 2015: FIU News article about the episode of Ocean Mysteries Adam shot with Jeff Corwin
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May 2014: Crocodile Specialist Group newsletter that mentions Adam's win for best presentation at their 23rd Working Meeting (page 13)
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Feb. 2014: Articles (1, 2, 3) published in Guyana Times about Adam's black caiman research in Guyana (check out page 2 of each issue)
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Aug. 2013: News articles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) about a paper co-authored by Adam describing fruit-eating behaviors in crocodilians
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Jun. 2012: EarthSky article about Adam's alligator research
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Mar. 2012: Two articles (1, 2) about Adam receiving the Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award. You can also listen to an ESA podcast interview with Adam
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2011: "Top Predators of the Coastal Everglades" downloadable interactive tracker Adam helped create (also on display at the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science)
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