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Six Reasons to Be Hopeful About Fighting Climate Change
Depressing news and turbulent politics can leave many of us discouraged, but it’s not all doom and gloom; Earth Institute experts weigh in on what gives them hope.
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What’s Behind the Green New Deal?
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, who helped advance this bold new effort to curb climate change, breaks down the thinking behind it, as well as its speed, scale and scope.
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Confirming Long-Term Trend, 2018 Was Fourth Warmest Year on Record
Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since modern record keeping began in the 1880s, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Beto O’Rourke Discusses Climate Change on Columbia Campus
At a Town Hall with students, the alum and former congressman stressed the importance of storytelling and bipartisan cooperation to develop climate solutions.
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The Age Gap in Environmental Politics
Policies may change gradually but the climate crisis is no longer emerging gradually and an issue for the future. The impacts of a warming planet on extreme weather and sea level rise are already being seen.
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Autonomous Robots Carry Out First Long-Term Missions Under Antarctic Ice
A team of autonomous ocean robots deployed in January 2018 has carried out the first year-long observations under an Antarctic ice shelf.
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Tools of the Trade: Spoonulas, Dredge Baskets, and More From the Core Lab
Lamont’s world-renowned Core Repository is full of fascinating gizmos for exploring the ancient world beneath the seafloor.
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Uncovering the Future of Greenland’s Ice Sheet
Joerg Schaefer and Gisela Winckler, scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, received funding from the Center for Climate and Life to examine the vulnerability of Greenland’s massive ice sheet.
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‘Silencing Science Tracker’ Tallies 287 Government Attacks on Science in Past Two Years
As Trump enters his third year as president, the “war on science” isn’t slowing.

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“
