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La Niña Still Hanging On
IRI’s latest climate briefing shows a weak La Niña still hanging around. The big question is what will happen next?
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Soaring Through the Southeastern Greenland Outlet Glaciers
Our mission was to collect some long survey lines down the center of some of Greenland’s most spectacular southeastern glaciers. The study design would require us to complete a transect across the Greenland ice sheet, fortunately at a location when the country undergoes a noticeable taper. Starting at Kangerlussuaq, our base on Greenland’s west coast,…
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Pennsylvania’s Gasland Spill
Pennsylvania well spills tens of thousands of gallons of fracking fluid into a nearby creek; Gasland director Josh Fox talks to Columbia University about renewable energy.
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Climate News Roundup: Week of 4/17
Young Climate Activists Push Obama, Vow to Create More Local Awareness, NY Times, Apr. 18 This past weekend, around 10,000 young climate change activists gathered in Washington, D.C for the third Power Shift. While previous Power Shifts held educational workshops on climate science and technology specifics, this year’s event focused on training young activists in…
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“You are Misinformed”–Planning for Flood Regime Change
Lately a lot of people are wondering just how helpful the 100-year flood benchmark really is, as places seem to be getting hit by 100-year floods all the time.
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Study Links Ozone Hole to Weather Shifts
Depletion Said to Increase Rainfall in Subtropics
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Web Diagramming Rocks: Paper Named Among 10 Best
The researchers found the diagramming helped students form “knowledge networks” that led them to a better understanding of the material.
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Southern Louisiana’s Vanishing Act
Louisiana’s wetlands — the largest system in the United States — are shrinking at an alarming rate.
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Master of Science in Sustainability Management Application Deadline Approaching
The Earth Institute and School of Continuing Education at Columbia University invite you to learn more about the Master of Science in Sustainability Management before the May 1 deadline for Fall 2011 admission. Watch the faculty and students share their experiences: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/watch/302 All organizations, whether they are multinational corporations or local nonprofits, face a growing…
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
