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The State of the Arctic
Where climate change is concerned, the Arctic region acts as a harbinger: the extremely sensitive Arctic system reacts earlier and more profoundly to anthropogenic climate change than many other regions. And as climate change progresses, it is also projected to experience greater environmental changes than other places on earth. As such, it has become an…
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2000-2009: The Warmest Decade
Long-Term Rise in Global Temperature Unabated
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Scientists Target East Coast Rocks For CO2 Storage
Power Plants Might Pipe Emissions Under Seabed
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How Will Climate Change Affect the Great Lakes?
With much of the world focused on the climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark over the past two weeks, many of you in the Great Lakes area may be wondering, “how will climate change affect the Lakes?” So let’s take a moment to briefly look at this question.
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Soot Adds to Melting of Earth’s ‘Third Pole’
Himalayan Glaciers Absorbing More Sun
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The Long and Winding Road to Copenhagen
A lot of hopes have been placed on the Fifteenth Conference of Parties (COP-15) which began earlier this week in Copenhagen. Convened on December 7, the conference has been considered by many our best hope at keeping global temperature from rising to what many researchers consider potentially dangerous levels. The gathering of delegates from throughout…
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Columbia Climate Center Partners With Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Asset Management (DeAM) continues to partner with the Earth Institute in our work to understand, predict, and respond to climate variability and change. DeAM has been a leader in cutting-edge climate change activities through financial support, research collaboration and becoming a founding member of the Earth Institute’s Corporate Circle. Most recently, DeAM released…
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Oceans’ Uptake of Manmade Carbon May Be Slowing
First Year-by-Year Study, 1765-2008, Shows Proportion Declining
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Stalled Economy or Not, Record Year for CO2 Emissions
People Still Consumed More Per Capita in 2008
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