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New Seafloor Cores Show Tight Bond Between Dust And Past Climates
Researchers hope to shed light on proposed manmade climate ‘repairs’
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Voyage To Southern Ocean Aims To Understand Air-Sea Fluxes Of Greenhouse Gases
High winds and big waves are part of the data – and the challenge
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Scientists Make First Map Of Emerging Disease Hotspots
Growing Threat Seen In Human-Wildlife Conflict, Drug Resistance
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New ‘Global Classroom’ on Sustainable Development
January 28 – Students around the world can now have a live interactive discussion with the top thinkers in the field of sustainable development—without ever having to leave their classroom. This week, economist Jeffrey Sachs, 2007 Nobel laureate Rajendra K. Pachauri, UNICEF Director Ann Veneman and several other experts kicked off a new “global classroom”…
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India Honors Earth Institute Economist Nirupam Bajpai for Development Work
India has conferred the high Padma Shri award on senior Earth Institute economist Nirupam Bajpai for his service to the nation in literature and education. The president of India, the Honorable Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will give the award to Bajpai in March, in New Delhi. Padma Shri is given to Indian and foreign nationals to…
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Global Environmental Scorecard Gives U.S. Low Rank
Jan. 23, Davos, Switzerland – A new international ranking of environmental performance puts Switzerland at the top—and the United States 39th, last among the Group of 8 industrialized countries. The ranking, the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, was produced by a team from Yale University and the Columbia University Earth Institute’s Center for International Earth Science…
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PepsiCo Foundation announces major new grant to the Earth Institute at Columbia University to promote global water sustainability
January 22 – Projects designed to address the emerging challenges of global water scarcity received a $6 million boost today with the announcement of a new grant from the PepsiCo Foundation to the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Targeted solutions towards more efficient water use and sustainable supply development will be explored in critical settings…
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Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System
Study Upsets Long-Held Image of Volcanism-Driven Hydrothermal Vents
