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Palcacocha Icefalls Demonstrate Hazard Vulnerabilities in Peru
In the last week, calving events at Lake Palcacocha in the Peruvian Andes released masses of ice from a glacier on Mount Pucaranra, showing the weakness of the existing infrastructure designed to protect the region from floods.
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Adam Sobel: Preparing for the Next Big Storm
Superstorm Sandy was a wake-up call for a lot of people in New York City, including Adam Sobel, who’s spent more than two decades studying the physics of weather and climate.
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Could Climate Change Shut Down the Gulf Stream?
In the 2004 disaster movie “The Day After Tomorrow,”, global warming accelerated the melting of polar ice, disrupting circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean and triggering violent changes in the weather. Could climate change shut down the Gulf Stream?
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How Will Climate Change Impact Water Resources?
Richard Seager and Park Williams, climate scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, discuss how water will be affected by warmer temperatures, and how their research increases understanding of these issues.
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Columbia Affirms Commitment to Climate Action
Columbia joins leaders from across higher education, the private sector and state and local governments in affirming their commitment to the Paris Agreement.
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We’ll Always Have Paris: Trump’s Impact on the Climate Agreement
While we still do not know the long-term impact of President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, the short-term impact has been to mobilize a broad segment of the U.S. and global public in support of the agreement.
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Reactions from Earth Institute Experts on Trump Pulling out of Paris
Experts from across the Earth Institute give their reactions to the news that the U.S. will exit the Paris climate agreement.
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‘We are Headed Towards Hostile State of the Climate System’
Yochanan Kushnir: “As a climate scientist who directly engages in studying the phenomena and mechanisms of climate variability and change I am convinced that we are headed towards a different, and to many people hostile, state of the climate system, with a worldwide impact including many parts of the U.S.”
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Implications of Leaving Paris More Intricate Than You Think
The implications of withdrawal are more intricate than what people have been fixating on so far.
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!
