Earth Sciences43
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Assessing the Impact of Declining Arctic Sea Ice on Extreme Weather
Yutian Wu received funding from the Center for Climate and Life to investigate whether the loss of Arctic sea ice promotes severe weather over North America.
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American Geophysical Union 2018: Key Events From the Earth Institute
The American Geophysical Union fall meeting takes place Dec. 10-14 in Washington, D.C. Here is a guide to key talks and other events from Columbia’s Earth Institute.
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A New Primer on Climate Change
A Q&A with Jason Smerdon, coauthor of the newly revised Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future.
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Wildfire Experts: A Journalist’s Guide
A guide to wildfire experts at the Earth Institute.
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End of Our Fieldwork and Mandalay Hill
I had one last day installing seismometers with the team, then left for Mandalay. After a breakfast with colleagues, I had a free day to explore Mandalay Hill.
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I Switch to Installing Seismometers
With the GPS done, I joined the seismologists installing 32 stations in Myanmar. We finished the preparations and then headed out to the field in three teams.
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From Catholic Churches to Buddhist Monasteries, the Work Continued
On the way back to Kale, we stopped at a Catholic church where one of the seismometers will be deployed.
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Our Next Sets of GPS in Kalewa and Tedim
To get to Kalewa we followed the Myittha River past the Kabaw Fault to the site with view of a monastery. Tedim is a long and windy drive through the mountainous Chin Hills.
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M.S. Sustainability Science Student Aims To Make Scientific Models Accessible For Communities
Isabela Brown wants to use her graduate degree to integrate social, political, and scientific frameworks into environmental models.
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