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New York City’s Hidden Old-Growth Forests
Scientists are uncovering centuries of climate data and human history from giant old timbers saved from demolished structures.
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Air Pollution Is Harming People in the Global South at an Alarming Rate. A Climate School Project Wants to Help
Researchers from Columbia’s Climate School are using data collection, community collaboration, and startups to reduce the negative health effects of pollution in India, Indonesia, and the continent of Africa.
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What it’s Like at Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains
The immersive and exciting program took students through deep dives into climate science and live problem-solving simulations.
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Study Shows Forests May Take in Far More Toxic Mercury Than Thought
Atmospheric mercury in gaseous form appears to be adding heavily to the load.
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Searching for Faults From Afar
Researchers are using ocean-bottom and land-based seismometers to record the R/V Marcus Langseth’s soundings from afar, to better understand the potential impacts of large earthquakes in the Cascadia region.
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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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Collecting More Than Just Seismic Data Along the Cascadia Fault
While researchers search for a megathrust fault off the Pacific Northwest coast, they are also helping to map the seafloor in high resolution and detect underwater methane seeps.
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New Study Helps to Explain ‘Silent Earthquakes’ Along New Zealand’s North Island
Underwater mountains may help to dampen movements along faults that otherwise have the potential to generate large earthquakes.
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Looking Out for Marine Mammals
When using sound to search for an undersea fault, researchers must take special precautions to protect dolphins, whales and other vulnerable species.
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