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Scientists Harness Satellites to Track Algae Growth on Greenland Ice Sheet
To measure algal blooms across large regions of the Greenland ice, and understand their effects on melting over time, scientists are turning to space.
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Irrigation in High Mountain Asia is Creating Unexpected Glacier Growth
Irrigated agricultural plains in regions of High Mountain Asia are driving increased snowfall accumulation, protecting glaciers from temperature rises.
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TED Talk Proposes A Three-Step Plan for India’s Clean Energy Transition
Senior research scholar Varun Sivaram presented his ideas at the star-studded TED Countdown Global Launch, a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.
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Sustainability Culture and Rebuilding Consensus on Environmental Policy
The only way out is by learning to listen to each other and forging compromises. The alternative is too dire to contemplate.
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Columbia University Launches the World’s First ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal Law’ Database
New online resource provides the most comprehensive information to date on legal issues related to carbon dioxide removal, utilization, storage, and transportation.
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Coronavirus is Not Helping to Slow Down Climate Change
The same level of emissions cuts reached during the pandemic would need to be repeated each year to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2030.
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Damage Uncovered on Antarctic Glaciers Reveals Worrying Signs for Sea Level Rise
A new study has revealed extensive new damage to two major Antarctic glaciers that creates the conditions needed for ice shelf collapse.
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Using Art as an In-Road to Science and Activism
Artist Jill Pelto, who fuses data and visuals to communicate about climate change, shares her process and reflections.
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Greenland on Track to Lose Ice Faster Than in Any Century Over the Last 12,000 Years
If human societies don’t sharply curb emissions of greenhouse gases, Greenland’s rate of ice loss this century is likely to greatly outpace that of any century since shortly after the end of the last ice age, a new study concludes.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
