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  • Long Days in the Field in Southern Bangladesh

    Long Days in the Field in Southern Bangladesh

    We continued our GPS surveys of monuments to measure land subsidence. While the work general went very well, we faced challenges from obscured or tilted monuments. We also struggled with large traffic delays, particularly at unpredictable ferry crossings.

  • Installing GPS Around Barisal, Bangladesh

    Installing GPS Around Barisal, Bangladesh

    Getting to remote sites started to prove challenging, and involved many forms of transportation by land and water.

  • Back to Bangladesh: How Fast Is the Delta Sinking?

    Back to Bangladesh: How Fast Is the Delta Sinking?

    I am back in Bangladesh once more to investigate the balance between sea level rise, the sinking of the land, and the filling of the space with sediments.

  • As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People

    As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People

    New study challenges many climate scientists’ expectations that plants will make much of the world wetter in the future.

  • How Synthetic Biology Can Help the Environment

    How Synthetic Biology Can Help the Environment

    Artificial and modified organisms could become essential tools to fight climate change, clean up pollution, protect biodiversity, and more.

  • Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State

    Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State

    Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.

  • North to Patuakhali and Barisal for the End of Our Fieldwork

    North to Patuakhali and Barisal for the End of Our Fieldwork

    We added a campaign monument to the tide gauge at Khepupara on the way to our last GPS and SET installation site at Patuakhali. We faced challenges such as bad roads and broken bridges, and leeches, but got the work done. The field work was now coming to a close.

  • Khulna to Barishal and Kuakata

    Khulna to Barishal and Kuakata

    We replaced the GPS at Khulna University, then met some colleagues in Barisal. We continued to Khepupara and the beach at Kuakata for more installations. The beach on the Bay of Bengal is fresh water in the summer due to the enormous water discharge at the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta.

  • Hiron Point Once More

    Hiron Point Once More

    We sailed to Hiron Point in the Sundarban Mangrove Forest to upgrade old and install new equipment. I have been to this beautiful remote site several times before. After competing the work, we sailed for over a day to reach our next site on a primary school roof.

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

  • Long Days in the Field in Southern Bangladesh

    Long Days in the Field in Southern Bangladesh

    We continued our GPS surveys of monuments to measure land subsidence. While the work general went very well, we faced challenges from obscured or tilted monuments. We also struggled with large traffic delays, particularly at unpredictable ferry crossings.

  • Installing GPS Around Barisal, Bangladesh

    Installing GPS Around Barisal, Bangladesh

    Getting to remote sites started to prove challenging, and involved many forms of transportation by land and water.

  • Back to Bangladesh: How Fast Is the Delta Sinking?

    Back to Bangladesh: How Fast Is the Delta Sinking?

    I am back in Bangladesh once more to investigate the balance between sea level rise, the sinking of the land, and the filling of the space with sediments.

  • As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People

    As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People

    New study challenges many climate scientists’ expectations that plants will make much of the world wetter in the future.

  • How Synthetic Biology Can Help the Environment

    How Synthetic Biology Can Help the Environment

    Artificial and modified organisms could become essential tools to fight climate change, clean up pollution, protect biodiversity, and more.

  • Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State

    Air Pollution Cuts Are Saving Lives in New York State

    Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.

  • North to Patuakhali and Barisal for the End of Our Fieldwork

    North to Patuakhali and Barisal for the End of Our Fieldwork

    We added a campaign monument to the tide gauge at Khepupara on the way to our last GPS and SET installation site at Patuakhali. We faced challenges such as bad roads and broken bridges, and leeches, but got the work done. The field work was now coming to a close.

  • Khulna to Barishal and Kuakata

    Khulna to Barishal and Kuakata

    We replaced the GPS at Khulna University, then met some colleagues in Barisal. We continued to Khepupara and the beach at Kuakata for more installations. The beach on the Bay of Bengal is fresh water in the summer due to the enormous water discharge at the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta.

  • Hiron Point Once More

    Hiron Point Once More

    We sailed to Hiron Point in the Sundarban Mangrove Forest to upgrade old and install new equipment. I have been to this beautiful remote site several times before. After competing the work, we sailed for over a day to reach our next site on a primary school roof.