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Alumni Spotlight: Brighton Kaoma Supports Young People in Achieving Sustainability Goals
Brighton’s master’s degree from the Environmental Science and Policy program led him to a position as the global youth director for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network in New York City.
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A Slow-Motion Section of the San Andreas Fault May Not Be So Harmless After All
The central section of the great fault spanning California, thought to be creeping along harmlessly at the moment, has experienced big quakes in the past, says a new study.
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Green Jobs and the Transition to An Environmentally Sustainable Economy
The transition to environmental sustainability has begun, and it is important that it is connected to economic development and job creation.
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Glaciers a Common Thread Throughout New UN Climate Report
Across many chapters and sections of the new IPCC report, glaciers help to tell the story of climate change’s global impacts and how communities are responding.
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Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: What’s New in the Latest IPCC Release
An interview with Ben Orlove, lead author on the report’s chapter on decision-making around climate adaptation.
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Reduce. Reuse. And Then, When All Else Fails, Recycle.
Recycling gets all the attention, but emphasizing reduction and reuse can do so much more to manage waste and curb climate emissions.
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Purchasing Power: How Conscientious Buying Can Enable a More Just and Sustainable Future
A conversation with author and Barnard sustainability director Sandra Goldmark on how to live in a material world while minimizing harm to the planet.
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Talking With Bill Ryan, Detective of the Deeps
Marine geologist William B.F. Ryan discusses once seemingly unlikely theories about the evolution of oceans and seas, the hunt for the wreck of the Titanic, the Biblical Flood, and more.
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Irwin Redlener on COVID, Politics, and Social Vulnerability
The director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative discusses how inequality, politics and misinformation worsened COVID’s impact in communities across the U.S.
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
