cs highlights17
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Columbia Climate School Welcomes New Faculty Member Jessica Fanzo
Jessica Fanzo will be joining the Climate School faculty as professor of climate in July.
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Explorer of Deep Earth Wins Vetlesen Prize
Using sophisticated equipment, David Kohlstedt has recreated the pressure, temperature and chemical conditions in the Earth’s mantle, which humans cannot observe directly. His findings have laid the basis for understanding many of the processes that drive the planet’s dynamics.
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Columbia University Names Minouche Shafik 20th President
Board of Trustees elects leading economist and current president of the London School of Economics and Political Science to succeed Lee C. Bollinger.
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2022 Tied for Fifth Warmest Year
Last year saw a continuation of the long-term rise in the planet’s average temperature.
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Flooding in California: What Went Wrong, and What Comes Next
Climate School experts help to explain this devastating weather and what it means in the broader conversation of climate change and disaster response.
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New York City’s Greenery Absorbs a Surprising Amount of Its Carbon Emissions
A hyper-local study of vegetation shows that the city’s trees and grass often cancel out all the CO2 released from cars, trucks and buses on summer days.
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2023 Climate Resolutions: How Will You Make a Difference Next Year?
Our elected officials, community leaders, experts, and students discuss their 2023 climate resolutions. What will yours be?
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Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2022
A list of some of our most popular articles and videos, plus some of our favorites that you shouldn’t miss.
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2022 Climate News You Should Know
Climate School experts weigh in on the past year’s most noteworthy events and developments within their fields.
