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New Study Pins Time of Greenland’s Last Melting to Some 400,000 Years Ago
A study adds evidence that the Greenland Ice Sheet will be vulnerable to human-induced climate change in coming centuries.
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It’s Tick Season. Here Are the Latest Findings on Lyme and Babesiosis.
New research offers insights on how the tick-borne diseases spread and interact in infected animals.
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Study Highlights 6 Tools for Decolonizing Climate Research
While there’s no quick fix for the legacies of colonization, researchers argue that it starts with recognizing Indigenous knowledge systems alongside Western scientific methods.
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State Legislatures Continue to Enact Disaster Policies in 2023
States have already filed at least 103 bills related to disaster resilience. Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness reports on what has been achieved so far.
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Report Finds 228 Local Restrictions Against Siting Wind, Solar, and Other Renewables
Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states, according to a new report.
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Montreal Protocol Is Delaying First Ice-Free Arctic Summer
New research from Columbia climate scientists shows that the 1987 ozone treaty, designed to protect the ozone layer, has postponed the occurrence of the first ice-free Arctic by as much as 15 years.
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New Method Predicts Extreme Weather Events More Accurately
Columbia engineers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that will aid in understanding and mitigating the impact of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate.
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California Quake Faults Are Highly Sensitive to Solid Earth Tides, Say Scientists
Oceans have tides, and so does the solid earth. Could they have an effect on earthquake faults? Yes, say scientists, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they cause big quakes.
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Two Studies Push Upright Ape Origins in Africa Back by 10 Million Years
Analyses of plant remains and other evidence show that the landscapes our ape ancestors evolved in existed much earlier than previously thought.