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An Atomic Catch 22: Climate Change and the Decline of America’s Nuclear Fleet
Nuclear energy currently generates a majority of America’s carbon-free electricity. It is an energy source that we cannot afford to keep — and also cannot afford to lose.
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Writing and Submitting an Opinion Piece
Opinion pages are one of the best-read parts of any publication. Here is how to break into them.
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The Sustainability of Sustainability
The managers of our organizations must pay attention to the physical dimensions of environmental sustainability.
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Shrinking Snowcaps Fuel Harmful Algal Blooms in Arabian Sea
Driven by changing climate, a uniquely resilient organism is taking over the Arabian Sea, disrupting food chains, fisheries, oil refineries and water desalination plants.
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How Mangos Got Me Hooked on Climate Change
A student writes about how a moment of enlightenment changed her career path.
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Pod of the Planet Ep. 6: The Young and the Radio
In an online workshop, students produced audio commentaries on their coronavirus experience—how they were managing and what advice they might offer their peers.
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How Catastrophic Floods May Have Carved Greenland’s ‘Grand Canyon’
In a new study, researchers propose a mechanism for how mega-canyons under northern Greenland’s ice sheet formed: from a series of catastrophic outburst floods that suddenly and repeatedly drained lakes of meltwater.
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Plastic, Paper or Cotton: Which Shopping Bag is Best?
Which bag should an environmentally responsible, health-conscious shopper use during this time of coronavirus?
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EI LIVE K12: RSVP for Our Upcoming May Sessions
Learn how to design your own microbe, decode Python script, and much more in these live sessions taught by Earth Institute experts.
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
