Climate103
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Is Organic Food Really Better for the Environment?
Recent research suggests it might not be as sustainable as we might think, but it’s complicated.
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Northern Peatlands Contain Twice as Much Carbon as Previously Thought
New findings double potential emissions from these areas, with big implications for climate modeling.
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Join the Earth Institute’s Climate and Sustainability Communications Network
The network, open to all members of the Columbia community, will explore communications solutions to the challenges of climate change and sustainability.
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Cycle for Science: Glacier Edition Completes Its Circuit
Wrapping up a week-long bicycle trip that has brought climate science to underprivileged schools.
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New Project Will Study Greenland’s Helheim Glacier in Unprecedented Detail
Using drones, laser scanners, and high-resolution models, researchers hope to find out more about the processes driving rapid melting in this region.
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On the Road, Teaching Glacier Science
A PhD student explains what life is like on a week-long bicycle trip that’s bringing climate science to students from economically disadvantaged families.
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Grim Projections for the Ocean—and the Life Within It
Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer affiliated with Lamont’s Center for Climate and Life, explains how human-caused climate change is harming ocean health.
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Follow Along on a Bicycle Tour That Teaches About Hudson Valley’s Glacial History
A student-led Cycle for Science trip will follow the footsteps of an ice sheet that buried the NYC area under a mile of ice during the last ice age.
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Alum Becomes Director of Senegal’s National Meteorological Service
Ousmane Ndiaye, an adjunct research scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, will oversee all matters related to climate services in Senegal.

By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
