Adam E. Rosenblatt, PhD
In the Media
Dec. 2022: Newsweek article about how alligators survive freezing temperatures
Oct. 2022: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on Hurricane Ian and the climate crisis
Aug. 2022: Live Science article about alligators and cannibalism
Aug. 2022: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on the climate benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act
Aug. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by News4Jax, MSN, First Coast News, and Yahoo News
Jul. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by WJCT (1, 2) and NPR's All Things Considered
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
Jun. 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by WJCT, News4Jax, NBC Nightly News, and Fox Weather
May 2022: More coverage of the Jacksonville heat study by First Coast News, The Florida Times-Union, and WJCT
May 2022: The Mirror article about how alligators can survive major injuries
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)
Mar. 2022: First Coast Connect episode about Jacksonville and the climate crisis
Nov. 2021: Newsweek article about crocodile-alligator interactions
Oct. 2021: Newsweek article about shark-alligator interactions
Sep. 2021: Live Science article about human-alligator conflict
Mar. 2021: First Coast Connect episode about Jacksonville City Council Special Committee on Resiliency
Feb. 2021: WJCT article about U.S. Chamber of Commerce's new stance on carbon taxes
Jan. 2021: Panel discussion with WJCT about Florida's climate future under President Biden
Dec. 2020: National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazine articles about the ability of alligators to regrow their tails
Dec. 2020: WJCT article about partnering with faith communities to take action on climate change
Oct. 2020: The Florida Times-Union op-ed on the value of fighting climate change with a carbon tax
Oct. 2020: The Florida Times-Union, WJXT, Action News Jax, and First Coast News coverage of "Alligators in the big city" paper
Jun. 2020: Florida Times-Union article about flood risk in Jacksonville
Jun. 2020: WJCT article about addressing climate change through congressional legislation
Jun. 2020: Earth Touch News article about the evolution of alligator jaws
Mar. 2020: First Coast Connect episode about climate change impacts in Jacksonville and advocacy work of Citizens' Climate Lobby
Jan. 2020: WJCT profile and First Coast Connect episode about climate change research and activism
Jan. 2020: The Florida Times-Union article about the need for Jacksonville to develop a Climate Action Plan
Dec. 2019: Scientific American article about alligator tool-use research
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
Oct. 2019: WJCT article and radio story about the need for Jacksonville to develop a Climate Action Plan
Oct. 2019: Orlando Sentinel article about alligator hunting in Florida
Aug. 2019: Tampa Bay Times article about alligator bites in Florida
May 2019: NTD article about alligators on an Air Force base
Jan. 2019: Washington Post article about how alligators survive freezing temperatures
Nov. 2018: WJCT story about a climate change event at the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art
Sep. 2018: First Coast News story about blue button jellyfish washing up on Jacksonville beaches
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
Jul. 2018: RootsRated article about staying safe around wildlife (including alligators)
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
Feb. 2018: Earther article about animal eating habits
Jan. 2018: Earth Touch News article about alligator-python interactions in Florida
Jan. 2018: Snopes article and The Times-Picayune article debunking a myth about alligators being responsible for the loss of Louisiana's wetlands
Oct. 2017: Smithsonian.com article about household items used in ecological field research
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"
Sep. 2017: National Geographic article about alligator-shark reciprocal predation
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
Jul. 2017: Earth Touch News article about alligator-produced hairballs
Jun. 2017: Check out this article in Forbes on Roman-era crocodile hunters
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
Apr. 2017: Adam wrote a post for the AAAS Sci on the Fly blog about President Trump's approach to climate change
Feb. 2017: Check out Adam's appearance on the SciComm podcast (ep. 27)!
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
Dec. 2016: Earth Touch News article about crocodilians in salty waters
Oct. 2016: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies article about a paper Adam wrote highlighting the need for realism in climate change ecology
Oct. 2016: Earth Touch News article about aging in crocodilians
Sep. 2016: One of Adam's papers on alligators won the Best Paper Award from the Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists!
Jun. 2016: Interview with Maclean's that Adam did following the alligator-related death of a young boy at Disney World
Jun. 2016: Vice News article about alligators appearing in the Atlanta area
May 2016: Snopes article about a large alligator spotted on a Florida golf course
May 2016: National Geographic article about the Nile crocodile problem in Florida
May 2016: Check out Adam's recent appearance on The Show About Science podcast (ep. 15) with 5-year-old interviewer Nate!
Jan. 2016: Roads & Kingdoms article about Adam's research on black caiman in collaboration with Caiman House in Yupukari, Guyana
Oct. 2015: Business Insider article about alligators dispersing during floods
May 2015: FIU News article about the episode of Ocean Mysteries Adam shot with Jeff Corwin
May 2014: Crocodile Specialist Group newsletter that mentions Adam's win for best presentation at their 23rd Working Meeting (page 13)
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)
Aug. 2013: News articles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) about a paper co-authored by Adam describing fruit-eating behaviors in crocodilians
Jun. 2012: EarthSky article about Adam's alligator research
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
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)