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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.
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Climate-Driven Fires Could Turn Yellowstone Forests to Grassland By Midcentury
A new study shows that some of Yellowstone National Park’s forests may be at a climate tipping point, and could be replaced by grassland by the middle of this century.
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Heating Buildings Leaves a Huge Carbon Footprint, But There’s a Fix For It
Researchers within the Earth Institute are working to decarbonize New York City’s heat and hot water.
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The Politics of a Green New Deal
Tying economic development to environmental protection is a winning political strategy.
You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!
