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You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño?

Columbia Climate School experts explain what a strong El Niño could mean for the planet this year.

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• Manhattanville Community Day Summer 2026
  Saturday, June 27, 2026 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where: The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 Description: Welcome Today and Every Day Join us on the Manhattanville campus on June 27, 2026, for a free, fun-filled celebration of community! Immerse yourself in the arts through youth programming, indulge in Uptown cuisine with local vendors, […]
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• Second Conference on Attribution Science and Climate Law
  Wednesday, June 10, 2026 9:00 AM – Thu , June 11, 2026 4:00 PM Where: The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 Description: The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School are hosting the second Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference to be held on June 10-11, 2026 at Columbia […]

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Media Highlights

• The Weather and Climate Science AI Revolution Isn’t Revolutionary
  June 8, 2026
  A recent study from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) climate modeling group solved for the best-tuned combination of values for key terms across their entire atmosphere model—a daunting task that machine learning […]
• Recent Assessment of California’s Water Misallocation Is the First Step Toward Justice
  June 5, 2026
  Opinion piece by Lamont researcher David Sathuluri and climate scientist Marco Tedesco.
• White House Plan to Vet Grants Puts Climate Science in Jeopardy
  June 4, 2026
  Michael Gerrard, an expert in climate change and law at Columbia Law School, called the proposal “a frontal assault on the scientific enterprise and an aggressive retreat from US scientific leadership.” “I would think that […]