State of the Planet

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  • Wallace Broecker Wins (Yet Another) Top Prize

    Climate Scientist Who Sounded Early Warnings Is Still At Work

  • Companies Lay Out Global Framework to Fight Climate Change

    As a significant step toward tackling climate change, an unprecedented group of companies and organizations from around the world have endorsed a bold post-Kyoto framework for affecting change at the levels of policy and industry, particularly in regard to creating sustainable energy systems necessary for achieving economic growth. Signatories of The Path to Climate Sustainability: A…

  • Alaskans Feel the Heat of Global Warming

    New Study Reveals Alaskans View Global Warming as Serious Threat

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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

  • Wallace Broecker Wins (Yet Another) Top Prize

    Climate Scientist Who Sounded Early Warnings Is Still At Work

  • Companies Lay Out Global Framework to Fight Climate Change

    As a significant step toward tackling climate change, an unprecedented group of companies and organizations from around the world have endorsed a bold post-Kyoto framework for affecting change at the levels of policy and industry, particularly in regard to creating sustainable energy systems necessary for achieving economic growth. Signatories of The Path to Climate Sustainability: A…

  • Alaskans Feel the Heat of Global Warming

    New Study Reveals Alaskans View Global Warming as Serious Threat