Author: Columbia Climate School3

Science for the Planet: Why Marshes Must Be Preserved

While collecting sediment cores from a New York City coastal marsh, botanist and climatologist Dorothy Peteet explains how such ecosystems store massive amounts of carbon, but are under threat from sea-level rise.
In Massive Project, Scientists to Probe Deposits Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Drilling into sub-ice deposits left behind during times when the Earth was warmer than today should provide insights into how a massive ice sheet will react to human-induced climate change.
How Word Choices in the Mainstream News Media Signal a Country’s Level of Peace

By analyzing the frequency of certain words within news media from any country, a machine learning algorithm can produce a quantitative “peace index” that captures the level of peace within that country.
Alumni Spotlight: Centering Humans in Asia’s Energy Transition

MPA-ESP graduate Srishti Mahajan discusses how the program helped advance not only her career but her understanding of human dynamics.
Meet Steve Goldstein, Interim Director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Steve Goldstein, interim director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, talks about his long history with Columbia, and why the geosciences have such an important role to play in the climate crisis.
Come Visit Us at Lamont Open House

Come out to Palisades, NY, on October 14 for some fun, hands-on science education for all ages.
8 Questions with Jeffrey Shaman, Columbia Climate School’s Interim Dean

A Q&A with Jeffrey Shaman, who recently assumed the role of interim dean at Columbia Climate School
How Can Communities and Developers Work to Mitigate the Impacts of Big Projects?

A new guide aims to helps developers and communities negotiate agreements that will minimize the impacts of large projects on local people and land.
When It Rains, It Pours. Why?

Atmospheric scientist Michela Biasutti investigates what drives rainfall on a wide variety of time scales, and how climate change may affect it. She is passing on the basics to students.

Science for the Planet: Why Marshes Must Be Preserved

While collecting sediment cores from a New York City coastal marsh, botanist and climatologist Dorothy Peteet explains how such ecosystems store massive amounts of carbon, but are under threat from sea-level rise.
In Massive Project, Scientists to Probe Deposits Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Drilling into sub-ice deposits left behind during times when the Earth was warmer than today should provide insights into how a massive ice sheet will react to human-induced climate change.
How Word Choices in the Mainstream News Media Signal a Country’s Level of Peace

By analyzing the frequency of certain words within news media from any country, a machine learning algorithm can produce a quantitative “peace index” that captures the level of peace within that country.
Alumni Spotlight: Centering Humans in Asia’s Energy Transition

MPA-ESP graduate Srishti Mahajan discusses how the program helped advance not only her career but her understanding of human dynamics.
Meet Steve Goldstein, Interim Director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Steve Goldstein, interim director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, talks about his long history with Columbia, and why the geosciences have such an important role to play in the climate crisis.
Come Visit Us at Lamont Open House

Come out to Palisades, NY, on October 14 for some fun, hands-on science education for all ages.
8 Questions with Jeffrey Shaman, Columbia Climate School’s Interim Dean

A Q&A with Jeffrey Shaman, who recently assumed the role of interim dean at Columbia Climate School
How Can Communities and Developers Work to Mitigate the Impacts of Big Projects?

A new guide aims to helps developers and communities negotiate agreements that will minimize the impacts of large projects on local people and land.
When It Rains, It Pours. Why?

Atmospheric scientist Michela Biasutti investigates what drives rainfall on a wide variety of time scales, and how climate change may affect it. She is passing on the basics to students.