Author: Columbia Climate School35
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New Salt Map of Seas Gives Scientists Taste of Discoveries Ahead
After less than a month in operation, a new NASA satellite has produced the first map showing how saltiness varies across the surface of the world’s oceans. Salt influences how seawater and heat move around the globe and also tells oceanographers how much rain and evaporation is happening at the surface. Until now, salt measurements…
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In a First, Scientists Successfully Forecast Undersea Eruption
Lava Flow Is Spotted Off Oregon
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Childbearing May Hinder Higher Education for Women
But Do Findings in Norway Apply to Other Nations?
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Ocean Currents Speed Melting of Antarctic Ice
A Major Glacier is Undermined From Below
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New Google Ocean Maps Dive Deep
Up Close and Personal With Landscapes of the Abyss
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Cities Lead on Climate Problems, and Solutions
New Report Analyzes Urban Areas Across the World
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Earth Institute and Merck Foundation Expand Health Program in Africa’s Millennium Villages
With $1 million in renewed support from The Merck Company Foundation, the Millennium Villages project will continue to strengthen its Community Health Worker (CHW) program to address gaps in primary health care availability in sub-Saharan Africa. Initial funding of $869,000 from The Merck Company Foundation launched the first phase of the project in 2009 by…
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Jeffrey Sachs Extends Term as Director of Earth Institute
The Earth Institute, Columbia University announced that Professor Jeffrey Sachs has agreed to extend his term as its director. Since his tenure began in 2002, Sachs has led the Earth Institute to become a leading scientific authority on sustainable development while simultaneously expanding its reach worldwide. Through his guidance, the Earth Institute and its scientists…
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Study Links Ozone Hole to Weather Shifts
Depletion Said to Increase Rainfall in Subtropics