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Sea Levels Are Rising—But in Greenland, They Will Fall
Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper.
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Human Activity Is Driving Rapid Sinking of World’s River Deltas
New research, published in Nature, documents the rate of elevation loss in the world’s deltas, and finds that people are the primary reason for it.
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Get Ready for Smokier Air: Record 2023 Wildfire Smoke Marks Long-Term Shift in North American Air Quality
A new analysis of air quality data from the past 70 years shows a broader, continent-wide trend toward smokier skies.
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Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath Salinity-Stressed Coastal Bangladesh
Drinking water is often scarce in Bangladesh. These researchers have tapped into a potential solution.
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Scientists Search for Ancient Climate Clues Beneath Antarctic Ice
An international team, including researchers from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is attempting to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.
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Will Glacier Melt Lead to Increased Seismic Activity in Mountain Regions?
In a recent study, scientists determined that climate change-induced glacial melt may cause more earthquakes.
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Sailing Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
The future sustainability of the delta depends on the balance of sea level rise, the subsidence of the land, and the deposition of sediments that can help maintain the land.
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Driving Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
Mike Steckler travels around the coastal zone of the world’s largest delta in Bangladesh to repair GNSS (GPS) instruments.
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Reducing Arsenic in Drinking Water Cuts Risk of Death, Even After Years of Chronic Exposure
Published today in JAMA, a 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water reduced the risk of death from chronic illnesses, compared with continued exposure.
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