Climate114
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Part of the Pacific Ocean Is Not Warming as Expected. Why?
Climate models predict that as a result of human-induced climate change, the surface of the Pacific Ocean should be warming. But one key part is not.
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Columbia Researchers Provide New Evidence on the Reliability of Climate Modeling
Observational data confirms that Hadley cell circulation is weakening, which has important consequences for future rainfall in the subtropics.
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How Climate Change Impacts the Economy
Warming temperatures, rising seas, and more extreme weather are going to cost us. But they’ll create new business opportunities, too.
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Melting of Himalayan Glaciers Has Doubled in Recent Years
A new study is the latest and perhaps most convincing indication that climate change is eating the Himalayas’ glaciers, potentially threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across much of Asia.
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How Energy Choices After Fukushima Impacted Human Health and the Environment
A new paper examines CO2 emissions and mortality rates after Japan and Germany shifted away from nuclear power.
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Training Agents of Change: A New Approach to Reach Ethiopia’s Climate-Vulnerable Farmers
A training course marked a major step in a project that will equip farmers with climate information to manage food production in times of drought and extreme weather.
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Climate Service Initiative Begins Work on a New Continent
After a decade of development in Africa, the ENACTS initiative is expanding to Bangladesh this year.
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Preparing For When Climate Change Throws a One-Two Punch
The impacts of climate change don’t always come one at a time. A recent workshop focused on what’s needed to predict and adapt when multiple climate-related disasters happen simultaneously.
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Video: Glacier Research on the Juneau Icefield in Alaska
Research by Lamont’s Johnny Kingslake and Elizabeth Case advances understanding of ice sheet dynamics and how our world may change in the coming centuries.

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“
