Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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New Opportunities at Columbia’s Climate School to Shape Sustainable Development and Drive Climate Action
New undergrad programs and a change in leadership underscore the Climate School’s multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to sustainability.
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Discover Climate LIVE K12 Sessions for 2024-2025
In the Climate LIVE video series, experts from across the Columbia Climate School discuss topics in climate and sustainability for grade school and university students, educators, parents and the public.
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Did the World’s Best-Preserved Dinosaurs Really Die in ‘Pompeii’ Events?
A new study throws cold water on the long-accepted dogma that exquisitely preserved fossils found in China were the result of cataclysmic volcanic eruptions.
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Dinosaurs Thrived After Ice, Not Fire, Says a New Study of Ancient Volcanism
The leading hypothesis for a mass extinction that cleared the way for dinosaurs to dominate the Earth has long been excessive heat. A new study says the opposite.
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Highlights From the 2024 Lamont Open House: 75th Anniversary Edition
Through interactive exhibits, games and lectures, people of all ages learned about geology, earth science and climate change.
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Tree Rings, Climate Change and the Rainy Season
Seeking to understand the history of the southeast Asian monsoon, researchers venture into the remote highlands of Vietnam to sample the rings of behemoth cypress trees that have survived for a thousand years.
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Shaking From April’s New Jersey Quake Went Oddly Far, Raising Questions on Regional Hazard
An earthquake on April 5, 2024, was felt at surprisingly long distances. What does it mean for assessing regional hazard?
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Celebrates 75 Years of Geosciences
Take a look back at historic discoveries from the past seven-and-a-half decades at Lamont.
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Amplifying Youth Voices in Sustainable Planning
In this pre-college workshop, students explore the critical role that sustainable development, planning and design play in building community resilience.