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Trying to Stay Afloat: How Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan Falls Short
Mumbai’s climate action plan, created as part of the C40 cities initiative, focuses too much on data collection and not enough on action.
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Disaster Relief and the Psychology of ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Events
It’s time to stop responding to frequent climate catastrophes and start preparing for them.
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Climate & Water in a Changing Africa: Uncertainty, Adaptation & the Social Construction of Fragile Environments
A special issue for the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences examines water (in)security in Africa in an age of global climate change.
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8 Ways NYC Can Help Vulnerable Communities Survive Summer Heat
Communities of color are especially at risk from extreme heat, and COVID-19 has made cooling off more challenging for many. Here’s how the city can do better.
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Glacier Funerals Offer a Way of Coping With Ecological Grief
Public mourning for environmental loss could become a vital tool for promoting climate activism.
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Whole-Earth Systems Initiative Is Needed, Says Report to National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) should create an initiative to explore the interactions between human society and the systems of the natural world, says a new report.
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Why the U.S. Northeast Coast Is a Global Warming Hot Spot
A sharp rise in temperatures on land is linked to unusual heating of the Atlantic Ocean, and changes in wind patterns that send that warmth westward.
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Natural Climate Solutions: Why We Need Them
Natural climate solutions offer cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions, provide ecosystem benefits, and increase resiliency to climate change impacts.
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You Asked: What’s the Best Way To Talk About Climate Change?
Columbia scientists, journalists, and content creators answer some of the most frequently asked questions about climate communication.
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!
