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Study Reveals Long-Distance Levers Behind U.S. Southwest Drought—and a Dry Future
The U.S. Southwest has suffered a historic drought over the past two decades. A new study elucidates the drivers, and says conditions will never return to those of the relatively wet 20th century.
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Opinion: For Solar Power to Go Global, We Must Consider Relaxing Intellectual Property Rights
Developing countries are being left behind in the solar power revolution. To achieve global decarbonization, we need to revise the rules of global trade.
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The Arrival of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Standardized sustainability metrics are a crucial step in realizing the vision of sustainability management.
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Quiz: Climate Week 2023
Test your knowledge of the latest climate news.
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When It Rains, It Pours. Why?
Atmospheric scientist Michela Biasutti investigates what drives rainfall on a wide variety of time scales, and how climate change may affect it. She is passing on the basics to students.
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Tackling Severe Air Pollution in Africa
An atmospheric scientist has been working to measure and mitigate a longtime health crisis afflicting much of the continent.
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The Cyclones She Experienced as a Child Led to a Career in Hurricane Risk
Atmospheric physicist Chia-Ying Lee is working to improve our understanding of how tropical cyclones will evolve in the future.
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Protecting Workers as We Shift to Electric Vehicles
A fair labor agreement needs to protect against layoffs, provide resources for training workers on the use of new technologies, and include some form of profit-sharing.
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Five Columbia Climate Researchers Honored by Leading Scientific Organizations
Scientists connected to the Climate School received notable accolades from the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society.
