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Announcing Fall 2022 Professional Learning and Pre-College Offerings
Join us for another semester of exciting workshops at the Columbia Climate School.
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Declining Salmon Lead Eagles to Seek Out Food in Washington’s Agricultural Areas
As warming streams reduce the populations of chum salmon in northwest Washington, bald eagles are exploring adjacent farmland for alternative foods.
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Ocean Waters and Ecosystems?
Biological oceanographer Hugh Ducklow describes decades of work in far-flung places to understand the evolving ecology of the oceans. The picture is not always clear.
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The Demise of the Internal Combustion Engine
The electric vehicle is one element of a system that will some day be less destructive to the environment than today’s system. California will get there first and will need to teach the world how to get the job done.
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Meet Aesha Datta From the Climate and Society Class of 2023
A climate journalist and Fulbright scholarship recipient, she wants to deepen her knowledge about climate change and was attracted by the program’s interdisciplinary nature.
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Just Transitions: Can Wind and Solar Projects Turn Human Rights Lessons Into Leadership?
Wind and solar projects have a human rights problem. But they don’t have to.
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Apply Now: Fall 2022 Internships With the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
A variety of positions are available. Applications will be accepted until September 15.
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Faculty Spotlight: Adam Gordon
He’ll be teaching ‘ESG-Aligned Corporate Governance’ in spring 2023.
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Scientists Say a Shipwreck Off Patagonia Is a Long-Lost 1850s Rhode Island Whaler
In 1858, a sailing ship left Warren, R.I., to hunt the globe for whales, and never returned. Where did it end up? Researchers from the southern and northern hemispheres joined to investigate.

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
