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High in a Cloud Forest, Tapping Into the Breathing of a Volcanic Beast
On Costa Rica’s active Poás volcano, scientists install geophysical instruments that can monitor the underground in real time.
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Celebrating Women in Science: Tree-Ring Researcher Rose Oelkers
A Q&A with Rose Oelkers, a Ph.D. candidate at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory who studies tropical trees and their response to changes in the environment.
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Celebrating Women in Science: Amanda Grossi on Advancing Food Security
A Q&A with IRI’s Amanda Grossi, who works with farmers in Africa to help manage climate risk.
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Celebrating Women in Science: Sari Blakeley
Beginning February 11, in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re highlighting some of the amazing scientists at Columbia Climate School.
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Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In honor of this year’s sustainability theme, we highlight just a few examples of the outstanding women scientists from the Columbia Climate School.
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Extreme Weather is Necessitating a Shift in Humanitarian Action: A Q&A with Andrew Kruczkiewicz
How can groups like the Red Cross anticipate and prepare for disaster, as opposed to merely responding to it?
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Remembering Longtime and Esteemed Columbia Scientist and Mentor Cheryl Palm
Beyond the science and scholarship, Cheryl created a family among the many who worked with her and for her.
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Equipping Teachers and Students for Effective Sustainability Education
The Climate School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are partnering with the Tencent Foundation to develop sustainability education curricula.
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Bottled Water Can Contain Hundreds of Thousands of Previously Uncounted Tiny Plastic Bits, Study Finds
Using a new technique, scientists have been able to identify extremely minute plastic fragments in bottled water, 10 times more than previously counted.

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
