Author: Columbia Climate School30
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Coalition Launches ‘UPKNYC: The Campaign for Universal Pre-K and After-School’
Business, Civic, Non-Profit, Clergy and Academic Leaders to Spearhead Campaign for De Blasio Plan
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Study Links Earthquake Faults to Slow-Moving Depths
Italy’s Apennine Mountains Reveal Dynamics Far Beneath
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Is Global Heating Hiding Out in the Oceans?
Parts of Pacific Warming 15 Times Faster Than in Past 10,000 Years
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Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio Calls for New Early Childhood Development Programs in NYC
Top experts convene at the NYC Summit on Children at Columbia University
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Wind and Rain Belts to Shift North as Planet Warms, Says Study
Redistribution of Rainfall Could Make Middle East, Western U.S. and Amazonia Drier
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James Hansen to Lead New Program on Climate Science and Policy
A Focus on Practical Results
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Ozone-Protection Treaty Had Climate Benefits, Too, Study Says
The global treaty that headed off destruction of earth’s protective ozone layer has also prevented major disruption of global rainfall patterns, according to a new study in the Journal of Climate. The 1987 Montreal Protocol phased out the use of chloroflourocarbons, or CFCs, a class of chemicals that destroy ozone in the stratosphere, allowing more…
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Disaster Readiness Center Joins Earth Institute
Shaping Local, Global Responses to Natural and Manmade Threats
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‘Highway from Hell’ Fueled Costa Rican Volcano
Finding Could Lead to Improved Eruption Forecasting