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Putting Biden’s Climate Team in Perspective
The latest episode of the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast discusses Biden’s selections for a large, experienced, and diversified team to carry out his ambitious plans to address climate change.
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Ryan Abernathey: Helping to Open a Universe of Data to the World
The Lamont-Doherty physical oceanographer was recently awarded early career honors from the Oceanography Society.
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Reviving New York City
My hope is that when we elect our new mayor during the June Democratic primary, we elect a leader who is ready to ask all of us “not what New York City can do for us, but what we can do for New York City.”
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Chile’s Pascua-Lama Mine Legally Shut Down, but Mining Exploration Continues
The mine was ordered to close due to environmental violations, but the owner, Canadian company Barrick Gold, is still exploring mining opportunities in the area.
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2020 Tied With 2016 as the Hottest Year on Record
Scientists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies find that 2020 was statistically equal with 2016, continuing a long-term trend.
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Future of Food: Exploring Challenges to Global Food Systems
The effectiveness of global food system is undermined by two key challenges: waste and nutrition.
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How Biden Could Restore Cooperation Between the U.S. and the World
Recommendations from Jenik Radon, legal scholar and Columbia adjunct professor.
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To Build Climate Progress on Time Scales That Matter, Biden Should be Biden
The path forward requires negotiation, compromise, and open lines of communication with Republicans in Congress and elsewhere who have made climate change a focus.
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Study Paves Way for Rainwater Harvesting in Mexico City
The city has installed more than 20,000 systems for some its neediest residents.
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
