climate science
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A Complicated Future for a Methane-Cleansing Molecule
A new model shows how levels of the “atmosphere’s detergent” may rise and fall in response to climate change.
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American Geophysical Union 2025: Key Scientific Presentations From Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School
Check out a guide to some of our notable research at this year’s AGU conference.
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COP30: The Road to Belém
As the first COP hosted in the Amazon, COP30 will likely bring to the forefront discussions on the intersection of climate, nature and justice.
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Two Longtime Lamont Research Professors Honored With New Appointments
Robin Bell has been named the Marie Tharp Lamont Research Professor and Richard Seager the Ewing Lamont Research Professor.
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Highlights: ‘From Chaos to Code: How AI Can Tame the Climate Crisis’
Part of the inaugural Columbia AI Summit, this session addressed how AI is emerging as a powerful tool in climate science, disaster preparedness, and building resilience across interconnected systems.
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Women in Science: Climate and Wildfire Researcher Caroline Juang
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we profile Caroline Juang, who studies how climate change is impacting wildfires out west.
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Highlights From the 2024 Lamont Open House: 75th Anniversary Edition
Through interactive exhibits, games and lectures, people of all ages learned about geology, earth science and climate change.
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Celebrates 75 Years of Geosciences
Take a look back at historic discoveries from the past seven-and-a-half decades at Lamont.
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World Temperatures Will Blow Past Paris Goals This Decade, Asserts New Study
James Hansen warned the world in the 1980s that global warming was coming. Now, he is warning that it is barreling down even faster than expected.

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