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Prepare to Be Amazed at Lamont Open House This Weekend
Visit us in Palisades, NY, for hands-on, family-friendly science activities and lectures — including a new panel that will address the challenges of reporting the climate story.
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Adam Sobel Testifies on Extreme Weather and Climate Change: Uncertainty is Not Our Friend
In a hearing of the House Science Committee, the meteorologist weighed in on heatwaves and hurricanes, and underscored the need for action.
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You Asked: Should We All Go Vegetarian or Vegan to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint?
Short answer: Moderation is key.
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Center for Climate and Life Fellow Explains IPCC Sea Level Warning
Pierre Dutrieux, a Lamont-Doherty oceanographer and 2019 Climate and Life Fellow, discusses his Antarctic research and what the new IPCC report says about sea level rise.
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Journalists and Geochemists Team Up to Test for Lead in Newark’s Water
With help from local tv station Univision 41, Earth Institute scientists tested how well Newark’s lead filters are working. The results support new findings from city officials.
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How Climate Change Impacts Our Water
Climate change disrupts the water cycle in ways that could profoundly alter how we live our lives.
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Scientists Stand With Students at Climate March
Dozens of Earth Institute staff and students took part in New York City’s Climate Strike march.
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Economists Are Downplaying Many Major Climate Risks, Says Report
Researchers warn that world leaders are being misled by economic assessments of future climate-change impacts.
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Two Months in the Southern Ocean, for Science
Under the leadership of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists, two different expeditions sailed to the stormy Southern Ocean to learn more about Earth’s climate history.
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