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  • Framing the Climate Crisis as a Terrorism Issue Could Galvanize Action

    Framing the Climate Crisis as a Terrorism Issue Could Galvanize Action

    A student argues that underlining global warming’s threats to national security could increase the sense of urgency and free up funding to take action.

  • New Program Will Tackle Public Health Threats Around the Globe

    New Program Will Tackle Public Health Threats Around the Globe

    From pandemics to food crises and climate-related disasters, Columbia’s new Global Health Security and Diplomacy program will help prevent, detect, and respond to a wide range of problems.

  • An Admiral Assesses Climate Change

    An Admiral Assesses Climate Change

    Columbia University’s Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate hosted its biggest seminar to date. David Titley presented a talk entitled Climate Risk and National Security: People not Polar Bears. Titley, a retired U.S. rear admiral and now a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University, brought humor to a serious topic and how it affects…

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

  • Framing the Climate Crisis as a Terrorism Issue Could Galvanize Action

    Framing the Climate Crisis as a Terrorism Issue Could Galvanize Action

    A student argues that underlining global warming’s threats to national security could increase the sense of urgency and free up funding to take action.

  • New Program Will Tackle Public Health Threats Around the Globe

    New Program Will Tackle Public Health Threats Around the Globe

    From pandemics to food crises and climate-related disasters, Columbia’s new Global Health Security and Diplomacy program will help prevent, detect, and respond to a wide range of problems.

  • An Admiral Assesses Climate Change

    An Admiral Assesses Climate Change

    Columbia University’s Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate hosted its biggest seminar to date. David Titley presented a talk entitled Climate Risk and National Security: People not Polar Bears. Titley, a retired U.S. rear admiral and now a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University, brought humor to a serious topic and how it affects…