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Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina?
As the risk of extreme weather grows, Columbia experts revisit Katrina’s legacy and what it means for future catastrophes.
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Study Finds We’ll Lose Almost 40 Percent of Our Glacial Ice
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Climate and Society Students Address Climate Challenges in the Real World
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Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina?
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The Link Between the Climate Crisis and Linguistic Diversity in New York City
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Columbia Climate School Launches Climate, Earth, and Society Distinguished Fellows Program
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The Rising Threat to New York City’s Food System
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- Sunday, September 21, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us for the 5th annual BIPOC Climate Justice Summit: Power Shift, a full-day public event launching NYC Climate Week at Columbia University. This year’s summit convenes frontline communities, organizers, researchers, funders, and public servants to build collective power and advance […]
- Friday, September 19, 2025 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
For further information on the agenda and symposium details please click here FLYER The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and New York Sea Grant will host a one-day symposium exploring legal and policy issues associated with marine […]
- Thursday, July 31, 2025 6:00 PM – Thu , September 11, 2025 8:00 PM
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- The results seemed to confirm the fears that participant Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climate scientist, had outlined about on his blog ahead of the event. “Is this kind of rhetorical jousting useful for clarifying issues of science […]
- “Our results suggest that this increase in arsenic levels could significantly elevate the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and other non-cancer health effects,” explained Dr. Lewis Ziska, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia […]
- … But before you do that, you need to assess your particular risk, said Jeff Schlegelmilch, the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.