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First-of-its-kind Curriculum Will Focus on Climate Risk and Investment Research
The Earth Institute is collaborating with leading global investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. to create an intensive curriculum focused on how climate change can affect economic and financial outcomes.
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Scientists Link Climate Change to Melting in West Antarctica
A new study shows, for the first time, evidence of a link between human-caused global warming and melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.
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Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest
Study picks apart factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts and suggests increased risk for future.
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Robots Roaming in Antarctic Waters Reveal Why Ross Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer
A new study reveals how local factors influence the Ross Ice Shelf’s stability, refining predictions of how it will change and influence sea rise in the future.
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By Cutting Ozone Pollution Now, China Could Save 330,000 Lives by 2050
Climate change could worsen China’s already bad ozone pollution problem — but a new study shows that it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires
A new study combs through the factors that can promote wildfires in California, and concludes that in many cases, warming climate is the decisive driver.
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How Much Do Climate Fluctuations Matter for Global Crop Yields?
A new study finds that ENSO has caused widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, running counter to the long-held assumption that crop failures in geographically distant breadbasket regions are unrelated.
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Scientists Map Huge Undersea Fresh-Water Aquifer Off U.S. Northeast
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean.
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