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Taro Takahashi, Who Uncovered Key Links Between Oceans and Climate
Taro Takahashi, a seagoing scientist who made key discoveries about carbon dioxide and the earth’s climate, has died. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he and his colleagues documented how the oceans both absorb and give off huge amounts of carbon dioxide, exchanging it with the atmosphere.
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The Injustice That Education Does to the Environment: A Story From a Survivor
What the world’s worst industrial disaster can teach us about how schools should engage students on environmental issues.
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How Should Columbia Drive Climate Change Innovation?
The university asks students to collaborate on building a roadmap for climate response and a more sustainable future.
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As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People
New study challenges many climate scientists’ expectations that plants will make much of the world wetter in the future.
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Trump’s Continued Climate Denial and the Fires of California
If we are to address climate change, environmental protection must once again be seen as above politics and an unfit arena for partisan battle.
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Five Ways Schools Can Advance Sustainability and Climate Justice
It is more important than ever for schools, educators, and students to lead the way toward a more sustainable future.
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Is Organic Food Really Better for the Environment?
Recent research suggests it might not be as sustainable as we might think, but it’s complicated.
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Grim Projections for the Ocean—and the Life Within It
Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer affiliated with Lamont’s Center for Climate and Life, explains how human-caused climate change is harming ocean health.
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Climate Change and Economic Consumption
Climate change requires nothing less than transforming the nature of economic production and consumption: Not to consume less, but to consume without destroying the planet that sustains us.
On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!
