natural disaster recovery
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Building Climate Resilience Through Insurance Incentives
How can insurance drive smarter resilience investments? A group of M.A. in Climate and Society students aimed to find out.
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Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina?
As the risk of extreme weather grows, Columbia experts revisit Katrina’s legacy and what it means for future catastrophes.
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Glacier Flooding in Alaskan Capital Sets New Record
For the second year in a row, historic glacier floods have damaged hundreds of homes, cars and businesses in Juneau, Alaska.
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Designing Impactful Climate Literacy Education for Emergency Management—and Beyond
Emergency managers are already facing the consequences of climate change in the workplace. How can education programs better prepare them for crises?
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What We Need to Learn From Climate-Accelerated Extreme Weather Events
We need to build our response capacity leading up to extreme-weather emergencies and implement a more systematic and assured process of reconstruction for victims in the aftermath.
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What City Planners Can Learn From Hurricane Sandy
Based on a decade of data from Hurricane Sandy, two New York City planners explore the inequities of disaster mitigation and recovery — and what needs to change to prevent climate gentrification.
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Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath: A Rising Death Toll and Questions About Preparedness
A disaster preparedness expert weighs in on the many factors that can complicate decisions around evacuations and preparedness.
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Hurricane Ida’s Silver Lining: A Chance at Vital NYC Housing Reform
The storm revealed a new piece in the City’s growing climate puzzle: the need to address its network of illegitimate basement apartments.
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How Utilities Can Help Communities Build Economic Resilience to Disasters: Part II
Given the essential role of the power grid, electric utilities are in a unique position to lead disaster mitigation and preparedness.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
