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6 Ways Our Team Is Taking Action on Climate Change—And How You Can, Too
Scientists and staff within the Earth Institute share some of the ways they’re shrinking their carbon footprints.
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Urbanization is Cutting Off Life Support to NYC’s Wetlands
New study reveals surprising facts behind a shrinking wetland, and suggests remedies.
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North Korea’s 2017 Bomb Test Set Off Later Earthquakes, New Analysis Finds
Using newly refined analysis methods, scientists have discovered that a North Korean nuclear bomb test last fall set off aftershocks over a period of eight months on a previously unmapped earthquake fault nearby.
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Columbia Researchers Help With Plan to Restore and Protect the Hudson River
A comprehensive plan outlines ways to clean up the Hudson River and reduce the impacts from development and climate change.
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Center on Global Energy Policy Launches Carbon Management Research Initiative
The initiative will help to drive business models, investment vehicles, and policies for a new carbon economy.
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Rooting Out the Errors in Climate Models To Better Predict Hurricanes
By enhancing climate models, a project will help to improve forecasts of intense hurricanes like Hurricane Florence.
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Why Hurricane Florence is Unusual and Dangerous
Experts from around the Earth Institute weigh in on some of the biggest questions about Hurricane Florence.
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Hurricane Florence: Resources for Journalists
Our hurricane and disaster experts are standing by to answer media questions about hurricane physics, emergency response, climate change, and more.
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A Milestone for Forecasting Earthquake Hazards
In a new study, researchers report that their physics-based model of California earthquake hazards replicated estimates from the state’s leading statistical model.
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