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Biden’s Inspiring and Aggressive COVID Response Plan
This test of the new administration and of our national character has now begun. We need to vaccinate, test, mask-up, continue to practice social distance, and do all we can to rid America and then the world of this terrible virus.
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Supercomputers Simulate 800,000 Years of California Earthquakes to Pinpoint Risks
Scientists are working to improve their calculations of earthquake danger by combining maps of known faults with the use of supercomputers to simulate potential shaking deep into the future in California.
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Increasing Numbers of U.S. Residents Live in High-Risk Wildfire and Flood Zones. Why?
A variety of factors conspire to put people and property in harm’s way.
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Reconstructing 6.5 Million Years of Western Mediterranean Sea Levels
Researchers have reconstructed past sea levels in the western Mediterranean in new detail by sampling coastal cave formations.
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New U.N. Report Highlights Need to Step Up Climate Change Adaptation
Earth Institute scientists are among the lead authors on the report, which calls for increased financing for adaptation projects, especially nature-based solutions.
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Sabin Center Launches Climate Reregulation Tracker as President Biden Takes Office
The tracker will follow the Biden administration’s progress in undoing the Trump administration’s assault on climate change policy.
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Biden Administration Must Act Fast To Save Migratory Birds
On Trump’s way out of the White House, his administration demolished a law that protects migratory birds, putting over 1,000 species at risk. The Biden administration can still salvage it — but only if they act swiftly.
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Putting Biden’s Climate Team in Perspective
The latest episode of the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast discusses Biden’s selections for a large, experienced, and diversified team to carry out his ambitious plans to address climate change.
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Ryan Abernathey: Helping to Open a Universe of Data to the World
The Lamont-Doherty physical oceanographer was recently awarded early career honors from the Oceanography Society.
