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Bright Lights, Big Cities: An Intern Takes on the World of Remote Sensing
Intern Dorothee Grant is using daytime and nighttime lights satellite data to help map urban areas at large spatial scales.
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Prepare to Be Amazed at Lamont Open House This Weekend
Visit us in Palisades, NY, for hands-on, family-friendly science activities and lectures — including a new panel that will address the challenges of reporting the climate story.
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Alum Becomes Director of Senegal’s National Meteorological Service
Ousmane Ndiaye, an adjunct research scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, will oversee all matters related to climate services in Senegal.
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Climate Change and Economic Consumption
Climate change requires nothing less than transforming the nature of economic production and consumption: Not to consume less, but to consume without destroying the planet that sustains us.
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You Asked: Does Carbon Capture Technology Actually Work?
We have the technology to capture and store millions of tons of carbon globally. Now all that’s lagging is the policy.
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Alum Spotlight: Lindsey Walter, Clean Energy Policy Advisor
This graduate of the Sustainable Development undergraduate program develops and advocates for policies that will help get the U.S. to net-zero emissions.
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Adam Sobel Testifies on Extreme Weather and Climate Change: Uncertainty is Not Our Friend
In a hearing of the House Science Committee, the meteorologist weighed in on heatwaves and hurricanes, and underscored the need for action.
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Climate Museum’s ‘Taking Action’ Exhibit Finds New Ways to Engage on Climate Change
The latest show has gotten thousands of people to commit to taking civic action on the climate crisis.
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Apply to Be a Teaching Assistant in NYC and Rwanda
The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is looking for a teaching assistant to support all elements of the Global Scholars Program in NYC and Rwanda.
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
