Author: Marie DeNoia Aronsohn10
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Wonder Woman: Lamont Polar Pioneer Robin Bell
Lamont’s Robin Bell is living proof of the importance of encouraging young women to study STEM disciplines. Her breakthrough research, fueled by passionate intellectual curiosity, has been critical to understanding our planet.
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What Do Cold Snaps Have to Do With Climate Change?
Climate scientist Deepti Singh tells the cold truth about the extreme winter weather of the past few weeks.
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Studying Bioluminescent Blooms in the Arabian Sea
A plankton-like species is attacking the base of the food chain in the Arabian sea, disrupting water quality and killing fish. Researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are learning how to fight back.
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The Way We Were: Climate and Human Evolution
In a remote desert region around Kenya’s Lake Turkana, paleoecologist and geochemist Kevin Uno collects fossils and sediments, searching for evidence about past climate, vegetation, animals, and water. His goal: to understand how climate affected our ancestors millions of years ago.
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Lamont to Harvest Sunshine from Solar Farm
Two solar arrays in Upstate New York will be up and ready at the end of November, poised to provide power and to help to reduce the Lamont campus’ carbon footprint.
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Mumbai May Be Vulnerable to Future Hurricanes
If a serious cyclone were to strike Mumbai, the results could be catastrophic, says a study underway at Columbia.
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‘Pangeo’ Project Will Improve Access to Climate Data
The better climate models become, the harder it is to use them. One team of researchers is working to fix that.
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Antarctic Ice-Mapping Project Will Fly for the Last Time in October
With its mission complete, the Rosetta-Ice Project will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Ross Ice Shelf and how it’s changing with the climate.