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What’s Causing the Devastating Floods in China, India, and Bangladesh?
Climate School experts explain the conditions contributing to heavy downpours that are displacing millions in Asia.
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The Supreme Court and Radical Environmental Deregulation
We may soon see a radical anti-regulatory Supreme Court dismantling well-established regulatory practices and endangering America’s environmental quality.
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How Can We Make Heat Waves Less Deadly?
Though often underestimated, extreme heat is the leading weather-related killer in the U.S.
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Heat, Storm, Drought, Fire: Prolonged Climate Extremes as Cool La Niña Pacific Pattern Persists
As the tropical Pacific stays stuck in a cool phase, dangerous patterns persist worldwide.
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To Improve Climate and Food Futures, We Need More Rewards for Connection Makers
The networked approach taken by World Food Prize Laureate Cynthia Rosenzweig shows a path to progress in facing rapid climate and societal change.
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Biennial Index Finds the World Is Lagging on Environmental and Climate Goals
A handful of countries, including the United States, may emit half the world’s greenhouse gases by 2050.
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Columbia University at Davos 2022
At this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Columbia experts provided analysis and actionable ideas on how to address the climate and energy crises.
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Warning: Pakistan Is at the Broiling Point
There has never been a clearer call to climate action, nor more compelling evidence that climate change is an acute threat multiplier in the poorest, most vulnerable frontline countries in the world.
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For Wetland Plants, Sea Level Rise Stamps Out Benefits of Higher CO2
The beneficial effects of rising CO2 for plants disappear under flooding, a 33-year field experiment reveals.

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