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Why Care About the Polar Regions? These Polar Climate Ambassadors Will Tell You.
The polar regions are a critical aspect of the climate crisis, but polar science is not always accessible, especially to young students. The Polar Climate Ambassadors program seeks to help close this gap.
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Research Links Climate Change to Lazier Jet Stream, Leading to Extreme Weather
A new study links climate change to increasing stalling of the jet stream, but also highlights uncertainties in climate models.
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The Fire This Time: Facing the Reality of Climate Change
While our short-term response to extreme weather must remain on adaptation, in the long run, we need to understand the reality of the warmer planet we live on and work to mitigate climate change.
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California Quake Faults Are Highly Sensitive to Solid Earth Tides, Say Scientists
Oceans have tides, and so does the solid earth. Could they have an effect on earthquake faults? Yes, say scientists, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they cause big quakes.
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Upcoming Scientific Fieldwork, 2023 and Beyond
Climate School researchers are carrying out fieldwork on every continent and every ocean. A guide to upcoming projects.
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Vikings Abandoned Greenland Centuries Ago in Face of Rising Seas, Says New Study
Counterintuitively, seas were rising around Greenland as it went through a cold period centuries ago. This helped drive out Viking colonists, says new research.
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Vetlesen Prize Ceremony Honors Two Distinguished Researchers in Earth Sciences
A celebration held at Columbia University recognized scientists Anny Cazenave and David Kohlstedt as the 2020 and 2023 Vetlesen Prize recipients.
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Land Subsidence in the Netherlands
At a symposium on land subsidence, I learned about how the Dutch transformed their country so that about a quarter of it is below sea level and how they cope with it.
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New Project Aims to Advance Open and Inclusive Science
A new CIESIN project funded by NASA’s Open Source Science Initiative will produce online learning modules to develop open science literacy for researchers at diverse career stages and from varied backgrounds.
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