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• MPG/SGT Seminar – Mike Kaplan
  Wednesday, September 9, 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 Dr. Mike Kaplan. Title: Paleoglaciology of the central East Antarctic Ice Sheet as revealed by blue-ice sediment Abstract: Kaplan et al. (2023) present ~100 cosmogenic surface exposure ages, including 75 new analyses, for a […]
• Lamont-Doherty Hudson River Field Station’s Science Saturdays!
  Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Off-campus Description: We believe that science is best taught outdoors in the natural environment! Science Saturdays are free family-friendly organized programs that are aimed to engage and educate about our beautiful and unique environment. Science Saturday is held seasonally from June 6th, 2026 to September 26th, 2026 every Saturday from 12:00 PM-4:00 PM at […]
• Lamont-Doherty Hudson River Field Station’s Science Saturdays!
  Saturday, August 29, 2026 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Off-campus Description: We believe that science is best taught outdoors in the natural environment! Science Saturdays are free family-friendly organized programs that are aimed to engage and educate about our beautiful and unique environment. Science Saturday is held seasonally from June 6th, 2026 to September 26th, 2026 every Saturday from 12:00 PM-4:00 PM at […]

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Media Highlights

• What 66 Million Years of Climate History Tells Us About Our Future
  August 24, 2026
  Bärbel Hönisch is a Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University and one of the world’s leading researchers in paleoceanography. In this conversation, we explore what ancient oceans reveal about atmospheric CO₂ and […]
• Power Outages Are Getting More Costly. Here’s How to Prepare
  August 21, 2026
  Alexis Abramson, professor of climate and dean of the climate school at Columbia University, told Yahoo Finance that a combination of increasingly frequent extreme weather events and an aging power infrastructure is to blame. “Much […]
• Scientists Warn Super El Niño Is Intensifying with Sea Temps up 2.7°C
  August 20, 2026
  ‘The 2026 El Niño event continues to intensify across the central–eastern equatorial Pacific,’ a blog written by Columbia University’s Center for Climate Systems Research team reads….