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How Will the Ocean Carbon Cycle Evolve in the Future? New Project Aims to Find Out
A new effort to analyze the ocean’s ability to take up CO2 will be important for predicting the effectiveness of climate change mitigation efforts.
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California’s Continuing Climate Leadership
California deserves our gratitude for again leading the way and providing hope in this most difficult time.
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COVID Economic Recovery: What Might a Green Stimulus Look Like?
The current crisis has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle two monumental challenges at the same time.
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Finding Ways for Climate Services to Improve Nutrition in Vietnam
Pranav Singh interned with the ACToday project to understand where climate services—such as forecasts, early-warning systems, and climate predictions—could be used to improve nutrition and eradicate hunger.
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Timelines Project Paints the Lines of Glacier Retreat
Artist Fabian Oefner used drones and long-exposure photography to paint light trails on two Swiss glaciers, creating glowing lines that bring the glaciers’ dramatic retreats into high relief.
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Stability Check on Antarctica Reveals High Risk for Long-Term Sea Level Rise
The warmer it gets, the faster Antarctica will lose ice, and at some point the losses will become irreversible. That is what researchers say in a new cover story in the leading journal Nature, in which they calculate how much warming the Antarctic Ice Sheet can survive.
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You Asked: How Does Carbon Dioxide Get So High Up Into the Atmosphere?
If CO2 is heavier than oxygen, why doesn’t it stay near the ground? The short answer: Earth’s atmosphere isn’t like a sealed bottle of wine.
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Warmer Temperatures Drive Arctic Greening
Using satellite images spanning decades, a new study has found that the northern tundra is becoming greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth.
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Europe’s ‘Great Famine’ Years Were Some of the Soggiest in Centuries
Unrelenting rains led to a miserable famine in Europe from 1315-1317. Just how wet was it? A new study reveals that the beginning of the famine included some of the wettest years in the last 700 years.

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“
