State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

post-pandemic

  • New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City has its problems, but the energy, work ethic, brainpower, and sheer determination of the people who live here always ensure its revival.

  • The Next New York City

    The Next New York City

    If we are successful in modernizing our economy and greening our infrastructure, and if we do this in a way that expands opportunity, then New York City should seamlessly regain its symbolic and actual place in our economy and in our consciousness.

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

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

  • New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City has its problems, but the energy, work ethic, brainpower, and sheer determination of the people who live here always ensure its revival.

  • The Next New York City

    The Next New York City

    If we are successful in modernizing our economy and greening our infrastructure, and if we do this in a way that expands opportunity, then New York City should seamlessly regain its symbolic and actual place in our economy and in our consciousness.