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Insurance Tools for Climate Adaptation: Q&A with Rahel Diro
Diro is an expert on index-based insurance, a proven way to help farmers cover some of the financial losses caused by drought and other weather extremes that damage their crops.
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The New York Times Company Should Stop Creating Fossil Fuel Ads
As a former climate-focused writer at the paper, I think it’s time for the Times Company to stop making ads for fossil fuel giants, but not yet for a total ban.
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Glacial Ice Cores Reveal 15,000 Year Old Microbes
Ancient ice contains a rich microbial record going back thousands of years. Recent advances have provided tools to study their genes and evolution, but climate change threatens to erase this frozen archive.
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Columbia Climate School Welcomes First Class of Students
In September, 90 students will begin their orientation for the M.A. in Climate and Society Program, the first degree program offered through Columbia’s Climate School.
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A 1,000 Year Drought is Hitting the West. Could Desalination Be a Solution?
Filtering salt out of water is used in many parts of the world that deal with severe drought, but it can come with its own set of problems.
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Study Maps Urban Heat Islands With Focus on Environmental Justice
A new collaborative project is heat-mapping parts of New York City with a focus on improving health outcomes and addressing long-standing environmental justice issues.
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Meet Sophie Johnson From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class
With a background in artificial intelligence, she wants to explore how to utilize computational tools to study and communicate climate science.
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How to Prevent a Flood Disaster: Using Law and Policy to Systematically Reduce Risk
Experts brainstormed legal ways to adapt to sea level rise at Columbia Climate School’s Managed Retreat conference.
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Exxon Beware – Students and a Senator Vow to Demolish Climate Inertia
A cross-generational brainstorm on ways to break fossil-fueled blockades to climate action. Spread care, call out the culpable, price pollution.
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!
