Posts
-
FEMA Awards the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) with Two New Training Programs
The training programs will highlight best practices and lessons learned for pandemic planning in mass care settings, with a specific focus on society’s most vulnerable.
-
When Record-Breaking Is the Norm: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Rainfall Events in a Changing Climate
Rainfall extremes this year affected millions.
-
Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change
The Food Climate Partnership is hosting an event on Tuesday, September 21 during New York City’s Climate Week 2021: Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change by Uniting Science and Policy.
-
Increased Heat-Drought Combinations Could Damage Crops Globally, Says Study
Staple crops may see magnified adverse effects when warming climate drives away soil moisture.
-
Bitcoin’s Impacts on Climate and the Environment
The cryptocurrency’s high value comes at a high cost to the planet.
-
It’s Time to Build a Civilian Climate Corps
Let’s convert climate protest and fear into teamwork and learning that can build our economy while reducing global warming. Let’s build an American Civilian Climate Corps.
-
Harnessing Drones, Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence to Root Out Land Mines
A grad student and his colleagues search for innovative new ways to detect and disarm millions of hidden hazards.
-
Climate Week at the Columbia Climate School
As the official university partner of this year’s Climate Week NYC, the Columbia Climate School has an exciting lineup of events planned for September 20-26.
-
Quantifying the Ecosystem Services of Glaciers Highlights Their Importance to Humankind
Scientists at the University of Iceland seek to measure the ecological and societal benefits of glacial ecosystems.
