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Sabin Center and Lamont Launch Climate Attribution Database
The database collects the best available evidence that anthropogenic climate change is real, that it is already here, and that predicted future changes must be taken seriously.
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A New Global Archive Helps Researchers Chart Changes in Arctic Animals’ Behavior
Researchers from around the world have established a new archive of data documenting changes in the movements of animals in the far north.
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Data on Past Climates Key to Predicting Future, Scientists Say
An international team suggests that research centers around the world using numerical models to predict future climate change should include simulations of past climates.
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As of Today, the U.S. Is No Longer Part of the Paris Agreement
Whether or not we rejoin — and thereby do our part to prevent the worst impacts of climate change — depends on the outcome of the election.
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Rooftop Camera Will Track How Local Forests Change With the Climate
Installed on top of Lamont’s oceanography building, PhenoCam will help track how trees grow and change with the weather, seasons, and climate change.
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Nick Frearson Designs Devices for Earth’s Most Extreme Environments
An engineer at Lamont-Doherty, Frearson builds instruments that help scientists collect vital data in Antarctica, the deep sea, and at the top of volcanoes.
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2020 Election Will Be Crucial in Determining Whether We Avoid a Climate Catastrophe
Here’s a look at how the U.S.’s future climate regulation will look under Biden versus another four years of Trump.
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Metals From Chinese Smokestacks Are Landing Far Away in the Pacific Ocean
Emissions from coal-fired power plants and possibly other sources in China are seeding the North Pacific Ocean with metals including iron, according to new a new study.
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How a Turbulent Environment Sparked a Leap in Early Human Behavior
A new study suggests that a series of environmental changes in East Africa some 320,000 years ago challenged a previous long-standing way of life for proto-humans, and produced a more adaptable culture.
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