Author: Columbia Climate School26
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Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs Awarded Blue Planet Prize
Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, has been awarded the 2015 Blue Planet Prize. The prize is presented each year to two individuals or organizations worldwide to recognize major efforts to solve global environmental problems. Many consider it to be the world’s highest such honor. The other recipient this year is Cambridge University…
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Frequency of Tornadoes, Hail Linked to El Niño, La Niña
Study May Aid Seasonal Forecasting
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Fountain of Youth Underlies Antarctic Mountains
New Study Explains Why Peaks Buried in Ice Look So Young
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New Data Website Helps Nigeria’s Campaign to Achieve Millennium Development Goals
Site Tracks Data About Health Clinics, Schools, Other Facilities
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New Global Maps Detail Human-Caused Ocean Acidification
Oceans Changing in Step with Rising CO2 Emissions
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Health & Tech Experts Outline 3-Part Strategy to Fight Ebola
Lancet Article Argues Epidemic Could Be Controlled Within 6 Months
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A Scientist Who Traveled the World to Study the Forest, and the Trees
Gordon Jacoby, 1934-2014
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Shift in Arabian Sea Plankton May Threaten Fisheries
Growing "Dead Zone" Could Short-Circuit Food Chain
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Like Weeds of the Sea, ‘Brown Tide’ Algae Exploit Nutrient-Rich Coastlines
Close-Up Look at Genome May Lead to New Ways to Combat Harmful Blooms