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Take Our 2021 Climate Week Quiz
Test your knowledge of the latest climate news.
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Columbia Climate School Named University Partner for Climate Week NYC 2021
The newly founded school will play a key role in the week’s events.
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Renewables Are Key to a Just Energy Future for Puerto Rico
FEMA’s $9.6 billion funding for electric system work in Puerto Rico presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the energy system, making it healthier for residents and more resilient against future disasters.
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Milestones in Climate Science
Much of the modern understanding of climate change is underpinned by pioneering studies done at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Here’s a timeline of significant studies.
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Allegra Chen-Carrel Explores How Groups Can Co-Exist Peacefully
She’s working with the Sustaining Peace Project to investigate what helps to maintain long-term peace in societies.
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Reburying the Dead in Mississippi
An archaeology dig shows how time erases the arbitrary barriers we construct between races.
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Are Buyouts a Viable Tool for Climate Adaptation?
At this year’s Managed Retreat conference, experts discussed the limitations and future potential of government buyout programs.
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New Guidance Gives National Parks Tools to Make Tough Decisions on Climate Change
Guidance released in April aims to have parks incorporate climate change scenarios into all future planning, recognizing that it won’t be possible to save everything.
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Is Climate Change Putting the Future of Coffee at Risk?
At the African Fairtrade Convention, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and Fairtrade will raise a red flag in a panel conversation on the intersection of human rights, climate change and coffee.
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
