Author: Columbia Climate School48
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Reining in Carbon Dioxide Levels Imperative but Possible
Business-as-usual approach threatens world energy supplies and environment, but affordable, effective solutions appear within reach
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Climate Forecasting Systems Help Predict Malaria Risk in Africa
A recent study published in Nature shows that climate forecasts can help predict malaria epidemics many months in advance. These predictions can alert health service managers to changes in epidemic risk five months before the peak malaria season and four months earlier than predictions based on actual rainfall. The study appears in the February 2…
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Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Ancient water bodies may contain ecosystems adapted to life beneath more than two miles of ice
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Mapping Socioeconomic Data Reveals Trends
Humans have provoked a lot of wobbling in the global food web, and one result is the explosion of infectious diseases. “All of our infectious diseases are other species making a living off of us,” says Joel Cohen, a populations expert at both Columbia and Rockefeller Universities. “Think of the thousands of bacteria in our…
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Researchers Confirm Role of Massive Flood in Climate Change
Flood of fresh water disrupted ocean circulation and Earth’s climate; simulations validated by climate proxy record
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Scaling Up Services in Rural India
Earth Institute adviser delivers recommendations to India’s Prime Minister
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Jeffrey D. Sachs Honored by the Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
More than 650 guests gathered in Chicago at the Seventh Annual Sargent Shriver Awards Dinner on December 1, 2005 to honor Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, for his leadership in the fight against extreme poverty. The Shriver National Center on Poverty Law also honored documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock for…
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Urban Design Lab to Help Promote Sustainability and Environmental Justice in New York City
New Earth Institute center will provide practical assistance to community groups working to improve and develop their neighborhoods
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The Earth Institute Partners with Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science to Promote Faculty Diversity
The Earth Institute and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have joined together to ensure that a rich, diverse faculty becomes a mainstay of research and education at Columbia University. The new diversity initiative represents another step in what has become one of Columbia’s highest priorities: the integration of women and…