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  • To Kale for the First GPS Station

    To Kale for the First GPS Station

    We drove 15 hours over two days to get to Kale, our new home base. Here, we managed to build a monument and install our first GPS station in only one day. Our homemade post-driver worked amazingly well.

  • Installing GPS in Myanmar

    Installing GPS in Myanmar

    We believe the IndoBurman subduction zone is active and that there is a significant earthquake hazard in this densely populated region. We are installing GPS stations to monitor it.

  • The Intersection of Climate Science and Hope: A Personal Story

    The Intersection of Climate Science and Hope: A Personal Story

    A man from Mali explains why he spent his summer working with Columbia’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network.

  • Climate Change May Soon Hit Billions of People. Many Cities Are Already Taking Action.

    Climate Change May Soon Hit Billions of People. Many Cities Are Already Taking Action.

    Billions of people in thousands of cities around the world will soon be at risk from climate-related heat waves, droughts, flooding, food shortages and energy blackouts by mid-century, but many cities are already taking action to blunt such effects, says a new report from a consortium of international organizations.

  • How Will People Move as Climate Changes?

    How Will People Move as Climate Changes?

    A new model estimates how many climate migrants there will be, where they are likely to go, and what effects they might have on the places to which they move.

  • In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City

    In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City

    A forthcoming study of northern India suggests that people living in rural areas are as likely to die prematurely from the effects of poor air quality as those living in cities.

  • Climate Migrants Will Soon Shift Populations of Many Countries, Says World Bank

    Climate Migrants Will Soon Shift Populations of Many Countries, Says World Bank

    If emissions of greenhouse gases remain high, as many as 143 million “internal migrants” might move within their own countries by 2050.

  • Finishing Up in Bangladesh

    Finishing Up in Bangladesh

    In the final push, we split into multiple teams, and caught up and completed all the seismometer installations on time.

  • Installing the seismometer array

    Installing the seismometer array

    Helping Jim’s team, I assisted in installing stations and scouting locations. While some stations go quickly, others took multiple trips to find a good site. Time is growing short for getting all the seismometer installations done on time.

Columbia campus skyline with text Columbia Climate School Class Day 2024 - Congratulations Graduates

Congratulations to our Columbia Climate School MA in Climate & Society Class of 2024! Learn about our May 10 Class Day celebration. #ColumbiaClimate2024

  • To Kale for the First GPS Station

    To Kale for the First GPS Station

    We drove 15 hours over two days to get to Kale, our new home base. Here, we managed to build a monument and install our first GPS station in only one day. Our homemade post-driver worked amazingly well.

  • Installing GPS in Myanmar

    Installing GPS in Myanmar

    We believe the IndoBurman subduction zone is active and that there is a significant earthquake hazard in this densely populated region. We are installing GPS stations to monitor it.

  • The Intersection of Climate Science and Hope: A Personal Story

    The Intersection of Climate Science and Hope: A Personal Story

    A man from Mali explains why he spent his summer working with Columbia’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network.

  • Climate Change May Soon Hit Billions of People. Many Cities Are Already Taking Action.

    Climate Change May Soon Hit Billions of People. Many Cities Are Already Taking Action.

    Billions of people in thousands of cities around the world will soon be at risk from climate-related heat waves, droughts, flooding, food shortages and energy blackouts by mid-century, but many cities are already taking action to blunt such effects, says a new report from a consortium of international organizations.

  • How Will People Move as Climate Changes?

    How Will People Move as Climate Changes?

    A new model estimates how many climate migrants there will be, where they are likely to go, and what effects they might have on the places to which they move.

  • In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City

    In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City

    A forthcoming study of northern India suggests that people living in rural areas are as likely to die prematurely from the effects of poor air quality as those living in cities.

  • Climate Migrants Will Soon Shift Populations of Many Countries, Says World Bank

    Climate Migrants Will Soon Shift Populations of Many Countries, Says World Bank

    If emissions of greenhouse gases remain high, as many as 143 million “internal migrants” might move within their own countries by 2050.

  • Finishing Up in Bangladesh

    Finishing Up in Bangladesh

    In the final push, we split into multiple teams, and caught up and completed all the seismometer installations on time.

  • Installing the seismometer array

    Installing the seismometer array

    Helping Jim’s team, I assisted in installing stations and scouting locations. While some stations go quickly, others took multiple trips to find a good site. Time is growing short for getting all the seismometer installations done on time.