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Williams has channeled his experience as a comedian and his M.A. in Climate and Society to create “Climate Town,” a popular YouTube series and media company that uses meticulously researched satire to explain climate and energy issues.
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Climate Change Stopped the Next Ice Age
COP31, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus, and accelerate climate action on a global scale. From November 9–20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society will gather to advance efforts in emission targets, climate finance, and adaptation and resilience. Once again, our experts, students, and global thought leaders from Columbia Climate School and across Columbia University are contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
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- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Where: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: A MPG/SGT seminar presentation by Sam Kodama from UC Santa Cruz. Title: The influence of glacial isostatic adjustment on landscape evolution across the last glacial cycle Abstract: Surface processes govern the evolution of landscapes and are often sensitive to […]
- Monday, November 9, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Hannah Shabtian, Brown University, presents: It’s not just a phase: Experimental constraints on hydrous phyllosilicate rheology and dehydration-induced weakening Exhumed subduction zones preserve evidence for the strong influence of hydrous phyllosilicates and their evolution on interface strength, yet the mechanical behavior […]
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At typical environmental concentrations it’s harmless … but at nuclear reactor quantities, definitely something to worry about!
A compelling reminder of how tree-ring research helps us understand long-term climate change and the unprecedented warming affecting Central Asia.
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- “It’s basically all about plane travel,” Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School, told Fortune….
- This would give Democrats the power to add climate provisions into appropriations legislation, said Michael Gerrard, founder and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. … The bill would significantly weaken the National […]
Very nice piece that concisely explains the process better than anything else I have come across. It’s about a phase…