EARTH SCIENCES, SUSTAINABILITY
Columbia Beautiful Planet 2026
Once again, we honor Earth Day by sharing some amazing photos celebrating the beauty and magic of our planet, as captured by the Columbia community.
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Columbia Beautiful Planet 2026
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Science for the Planet: Turning Waste Into Critical Materials
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Education & Community
Resources
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026 2:00 PM Where: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Geochemistry Seminar with Dr. Sarah Aarons. Contact: Kathryn Cheng
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Where: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Dr Eric Beauce from SGT, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. How, where and when do large earthquakes develop? Building the future of large-scale rock physics Large earthquakes are among the most devastating geohazards, often triggering cascading events such […]
- Wednesday, March 25, 2026 5:30 PM – Wed , May 6, 2026 7:40 PM Where: Online Event Description: Schedule: (VIRTUAL) Wednesday evenings, March 25 – May 6, 2026. Session 1 will be 2 hours in length. All other sessions will run for 2 hours and 10 minutes. Session 1: March 25, 5:30-7:30 pm ET Session 2: April 1, 5:30-7:40 pm […]
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I am grateful to be a part of this photo collection!
Greenland ice cap meaning the Prudhoe Dome. You are referring to the Greenland ice sheet, I believe.
Media Highlights
- About 200 million years ago, it helped cause a cold spell that lasted for millennia and gave dinosaurs their chance to conquer the planet. According to palaeontologist Paul Olsen at Columbia University in New York, […]
- Federal officer removal had been raised in every climate case, but judges found it to be a bad fit, said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, which […]
- “Zeldin has displayed acrobatic flexibility in bending environmental laws to suit the desires of the White House,” Michael Gerrard, the faculty director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, told me. […]
These pictures are wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤