Author: Columbia Climate School22
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Researchers Map New York State Methane Emissions With a Mobile Laboratory
Scientists are using mobile instruments to measure and hopefully help reduce emissions from landfills, cities, farms, waste treatment plants and other sources where mitigation measures could be put in place.
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How Does a Major Subduction Zone Get Started? It May Begin Small.
A study of an emerging zone off New Zealand suggests that the process, vital for life on Earth, may at first be localized and then develop into something much larger.
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Megadrought in Southwest Is Now the Worst in at Least 1,200 Years, Study Confirms
The continuation of dry conditions across a wide region has broken records going back to the year 800. Researchers believe climate change is largely to blame.
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Colonialism Distorts the Quest to Save Heritage Threatened by Climate Change, Say Researchers
Climate change threatens to destroy invaluable heritage sites and traditions in marginalized countries — but empowering local people is key to saving it.
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Celebrating the 2022 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
This U.N.-designated day aims to accelerate gender equity and improve access to and participation in science for women and girls.
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A New Multimedia Package Offers Talks by Top Scientists on Climate Impacts and Adaptation
A printed book supplemented by electronic slides and a webinar series will present authoritative lectures from a wide variety of scientists across the world.
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Simultaneous Droughts Could Threaten Global Food Security, Says Study
In a world where many countries depend on agricultural imports, warming climate increases the odds that multiple important crops could fail.
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An Immersive Art Installation Records the Sounds of the Sea
Columbia’s School of the Arts will present Jana Winderen’s “The Art of Listening: Under Water,” February 3-13.
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Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation Gift Establishes Inaugural Columbia Climate School Fellowships
A new gift will provide full tuition for students in the Master’s in Climate and Society program.
