Author: Guest8
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Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina?
As the risk of extreme weather grows, Columbia experts revisit Katrina’s legacy and what it means for future catastrophes.
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The Link Between the Climate Crisis and Linguistic Diversity in New York City
Climate change is increasing emigration from some of the most linguistically diverse high mountain regions in the world, shaping migrant communities in New York.
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How Do We Fix the Hellish Heat of the New York City Subway System?
It’s time to treat subway heat like the climate adaptation issue and public health hazard that it is.
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The Rising Threat to New York City’s Food System
An increasing risk of flooding in Hunts Point could upend a large share of the city food distribution.
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Four Columbia Women Are Reimagining Rice Farming to Tackle Climate Change
Clean Crop is an ambitious startup project that blends policy, economics, sustainability and development.
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Alumni Spotlight: How Columbia Prepared Me for Work at the Nature Conservancy
Alison Miller, a senior leader at the Nature Conservancy, reflects on her time in Columbia’s MPA-ESP program and how it helped shape her career path.
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Denning Fellows Explore Sustainability Around the World
Three students traveled across the globe this summer to work on projects in global policy, climate vulnerability, and urban research and fieldwork.
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Canada Pledges $15 Million for Climate Adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
In partnership with a local NGO, Canada will finance climate adaptation projects throughout Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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As the Earth Gets “Weird,” How Does Context Determine Climate Impacts?
In the Green Mountains of Vermont, pre-college students tackled questions about climate change and its effects on different communities.
