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Take Our 2021 Climate Week Quiz
Test your knowledge of the latest climate news.
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Columbia Pledges That All Future Campus Construction Will Be Fossil Free
As Climate Week NYC begins, the university explores creating a fully electrified campus. The Columbia Climate School is university partner of the weeklong showcase.
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FEMA Awards the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) with Two New Training Programs
The training programs will highlight best practices and lessons learned for pandemic planning in mass care settings, with a specific focus on society’s most vulnerable.
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When Record-Breaking Is the Norm: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Rainfall Events in a Changing Climate
Rainfall extremes this year affected millions.
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Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change
The Food Climate Partnership is hosting an event on Tuesday, September 21 during New York City’s Climate Week 2021: Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change by Uniting Science and Policy.
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Increased Heat-Drought Combinations Could Damage Crops Globally, Says Study
Staple crops may see magnified adverse effects when warming climate drives away soil moisture.
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Bitcoin’s Impacts on Climate and the Environment
The cryptocurrency’s high value comes at a high cost to the planet.
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It’s Time to Build a Civilian Climate Corps
Let’s convert climate protest and fear into teamwork and learning that can build our economy while reducing global warming. Let’s build an American Civilian Climate Corps.
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Harnessing Drones, Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence to Root Out Land Mines
A grad student and his colleagues search for innovative new ways to detect and disarm millions of hidden hazards.
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
