CLIMATE, ECOLOGY
Archaeologist Kristina Douglass Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
Douglass’s research uses lessons from the past to help communities understand how to adapt to climate change.
Recent Stories
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Bridging the Gap: How AI Can Help—or Hinder—the SDGs
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Archaeologist Kristina Douglass Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
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Mercury Rising: Why Emissions of This Deadly Neurotoxin May Soon Increase
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Amplifying Action: Adam Met and Alexis Abramson Talk Climate on ‘Sing for Science’ Podcast
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A Blueprint for Survival: New EAT-Lancet Report Is a Sustainable Food Systems Roadmap
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Columbia Climate School’s Global Impact Scholars Confront Urgent, Real-World Problems
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Ripple Effects: Water, Youth and Climate Action
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How Sustainable Are Reusable Cups? A New Tool Aims to Find Out
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Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest—and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News
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Upcoming Events
- Thursday, October 9, 2025 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Textiles and the fashion industry are a driver of environmental harms from toxic dye runoff to used garments piling up in landfills. While ‘fast fashion’ trends are the focus of most concern, the industry as a whole is far from […]
- Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Climate LIVE K12: Exploring Biodiversity- Life on Land and in the Water Climate LIVE K12 is dedicated to bringing the science of sustainability to K12 students, educators, and parents. About this Event Target Audience: Grades K-12, Educators, the Public Join Columbia University’s Biodiversity Club for an engaging introduction to the […]
- Wednesday, October 8, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Presentation by Dr. Ben Belzer Fluid-mediated deformation along the shallow subduction interface: Insights from experiments and natural faults Abstract: The shallow segment of subduction plate boundaries (< 15 km depth) hosts diverse modes of fault slip, including slow […]
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Media Highlights
- Global solar generation grew by a record 31% in the first half of the year, while wind generation grew by 7.7%, according to the report by the energy think tank Ember, which was released after […]
- Interview with Alexis Abramson.
- “My usual angle for heat pumps is always about the climate benefit — which is there, of course, and is a big part of the conversation,” said Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at the Columbia […]