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Alumni Spotlight: Charting a Flight Path to Sustainability
As the grandson of a former NYC cab driver, Gary Weinstein has long been fascinated by the unique opportunities and challenges urban transportation can offer.
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Can Digital Payments Help Countries Adapt to Climate Change?
A powerful tool to help vulnerable communities overcome some of the impacts of climate change may already be widely available—mobile phones.
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A Collaborative Approach To Comprehending Glacial Retreat
Researchers at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile have spent years collaborating to better understand the fluctuations of the Patagonian Ice Sheet and its societal impacts.
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Amid a Sweltering Summer, a New Study Finds Street Trees Thrive in NYC
New research demonstrates trees grow fastest in the neighborhoods that need them the most.
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Beryl Sets off Alarm Bells Among Hurricane Experts
As hurricane frequency and intensity grow, so will death tolls and costly destruction.
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Daniel Zarrilli Named Columbia’s Inaugural Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer
Zarrilli, who formerly served as the NYC Mayor Office’s chief climate policy advisor, will help the university achieve its climate commitments and reach sustainability goals.
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Only 270 Million Square Kilometers to Go: The R/V Marcus G. Langseth Helps Map the World’s Oceans
For the first time in almost nine years, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth is back in New York City, stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for some much-needed TLC. State of the Planet got a tour of this impressive seismic vessel, learning how it can help researchers forecast earthquakes and save lives in the process.
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Reimagining the Future: The Climate Imaginarium Opens on Governors Island
The Imaginarium brings together diverse organizations and individuals to engage the public through climate storytelling and interdisciplinary arts from May to November.
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Here Comes the Sun—and the Extreme Heat
Learn more about extreme heat on State of the Planet, and check out Columbia Climate School’s workshop on extreme heat, at the Forum July 10-12th.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
