State of the Planet

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  • Seeing Through the Sea

    Seeing Through the Sea

    How researchers are plumbing the seafloor during a quest to understand ‘silent’ earthquakes off the Mexican coast.

  • Looking at the Seafloor Without Water

    Looking at the Seafloor Without Water

    Along the Enriquillo fault, large-scale submarine landslides provide possible evidence of earthquakes.

  • Project Aims to Map World’s Oceans by 2030

    Project Aims to Map World’s Oceans by 2030

    More than 85 percent of the ocean floor remains unmapped, leaving us in the dark about much of the earth’s topography. A global, non-profit effort will try to remedy that, and influence everything from climate research and weather prediction to mineral resource exploration and fisheries.

Overhead view of Columbia campus with text Columbia Climate School Class Day 2026: Congratulations Graduates

Congratulations to our Columbia Climate School Class of 2026 and all of our 2026 Columbia University graduates! Learn more about our May 15 Climate School Class Day celebration. 💙 #Columbia2026 #ColumbiaClimate2026

  • Seeing Through the Sea

    Seeing Through the Sea

    How researchers are plumbing the seafloor during a quest to understand ‘silent’ earthquakes off the Mexican coast.

  • Looking at the Seafloor Without Water

    Looking at the Seafloor Without Water

    Along the Enriquillo fault, large-scale submarine landslides provide possible evidence of earthquakes.

  • Project Aims to Map World’s Oceans by 2030

    Project Aims to Map World’s Oceans by 2030

    More than 85 percent of the ocean floor remains unmapped, leaving us in the dark about much of the earth’s topography. A global, non-profit effort will try to remedy that, and influence everything from climate research and weather prediction to mineral resource exploration and fisheries.