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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Change Is Here, but There Is Hope
The Fifth National Climate Assessment was released today. The message: change is here, but immediate action can avert the worst impacts.
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Learning How Trees Can Help Unlock Secrets of Our Climate Future
A new cataloging system will help better preserve, track and share thousands of tree ring samples from around the globe.
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In Massive Project, Scientists to Probe Deposits Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Drilling into sub-ice deposits left behind during times when the Earth was warmer than today should provide insights into how a massive ice sheet will react to human-induced climate change.
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Climate LIVE K12 Is Back: RSVP for Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 Sessions
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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Will Events Like Hurricane Otis Become More Common?
Rapidly intensifying hurricanes are hard to predict. Research suggests that climate change may be making them more frequent.
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Communicating Awe: How Three Young Scientists Reach New Audiences
In a panel moderated by journalist Miles O’Brien, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists discussed why creative scientific communication is important.
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Highlights from 2023’s Open House at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Through interactive exhibits, games, glacier goo, and a few volcanic eruptions, people of all ages learned about geology, earth science, and climate change.
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Rising Seas Will Tighten Vise on Miami Even for People Who Are Not Flooded, Says Study
Most research on rising sea levels focuses on the direct effects of inundation. A new study adds social and economic vulnerabilities to the equation.
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Meet Steve Goldstein, Interim Director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Steve Goldstein, interim director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, talks about his long history with Columbia, and why the geosciences have such an important role to play in the climate crisis.
