natural disasters
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Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2025
A look back at the stories and videos that shaped our year at State of the Planet.
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A New Interactive Tool Models Natural Hazards Fueled by Climate Change
Columbia Climate scientists launch the first long-term dataset to track and predict the occurrence of climate change–fueled extreme events.
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On Hurricanes and Hoaxes: A Case for Finding Common Ground
To fight climate disinformation, we must align with the skeptical, uncertain or disengaged to spur collective action.
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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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How Big Institutions Stymie Disaster Response, and What to Do About It
The new book Catastrophic Incentives explores why society is underprepared for natural and human-made disasters.
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Should We Stop Using the Term ‘Natural Disaster’?
The words we use to describe events matter. Would a different term elicit more substantial change?
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With Climate Impacts Growing, Insurance Companies Face Big Challenges
As natural disasters become more frequent and more costly, the struggling insurance market could affect the entire economy. To weather the storms ahead, insurers will need to make some changes.
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What Can We Do About Extreme Weather?
Perhaps climate change policy will be a response to our growing experience with extreme weather events.
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You Can’t Run From Climate Change, but That’s Not a Bad Thing
An intergenerational conversation about living with climate change and its impacts.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
