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Melting Glaciers Reveal Clues to Climate Adaptation in Norway’s Mountains
Glacial archaeologists are uncovering hundreds of artifacts in Norway, including the best preserved pair of prehistoric skis found to date.
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Science for the Planet: In Madagascar, Learning From a Library of Human Experience
Archaeologist Kristina Douglass explains how past human adaptation can inform solutions to modern climate challenges.
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A Special Trip to Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, a large and growing population lives in one of the most dynamic and sensitive environments on Earth, subject to multiple natural disasters and threatened by climate change.
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The Earth Is Getting Drier
Desertification is occurring in many parts of the world, including the western U.S., Brazil, most of Europe, Asia and central Africa. Is it too late to reverse it?
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How Can We Help People Who Cannot Flee High Climate-Risk Zones?
Much research focuses on people fleeing climate risks and natural hazards. What about those who can’t move?
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On Hurricanes and Hoaxes: A Case for Finding Common Ground
To fight climate disinformation, we must align with the skeptical, uncertain or disengaged to spur collective action.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Elizabeth Kolbert Is Cataloging the Climate Crisis
On Monday, Feb. 24, Kolbert visited the Columbia Climate School to give the Signature Speaker Series lecture, “Under a White Sky: Solar geoengineering and other bright ideas.”
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Your Valentine’s Day Chocolate?
Professor of Climate Jessica Fanzo explains what cacao trees need to thrive, and how climate change is making chocolate production more challenging.
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Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
Even healthy young adults may not be able to survive unless they can access artificial cooling.
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