cs highlights23
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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.
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How Will a Warming Arctic Affect the Atlantic Lobster Fishery?
Changes in water temperature and circulation could have big impacts for a major fishery.
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With Major Prize, a Project to Turn Carbon Emissions to Stone Gains Momentum
With the award of a 2022 Earthshot prize, new technology to remove carbon from the air by speeding up natural underground chemical reactions moves closer to reality.

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