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Q&A: Environmentally Sustainable Growth
In his new book, Professor Steven Cohen offers a positive vision of an environmentally sustainable future and outlines realistic paths toward a renewable resource-based economy.
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Vikings Abandoned Greenland Centuries Ago in Face of Rising Seas, Says New Study
Counterintuitively, seas were rising around Greenland as it went through a cold period centuries ago. This helped drive out Viking colonists, says new research.
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5 Questions With a Scientist and Student Researching Carbon Storage
Environmental scientist Martin Stute and Barnard student Grace Brown discuss their project studying the potential for a rock formation in Oman to store carbon dioxide.
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A Leap Toward a Sustainable Earth: Q+A with Climate Expert Pierre Gentine
As director of the Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics (LEAP) Center, Pierre Gentine is aiming to bring greater precision to climate modeling and innovative solutions to the climate crisis.
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RSVP for the 2023 Earth Month Student Research Showcase
An April 28 poster session will highlight student projects pertaining to sustainability, climate, and the environment, and will include updates on the state of “Plan 2030,” Columbia’s 10-year plan outlining its sustainability goals.
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Faculty Spotlight: Yutian Wu, Climate Modeler and Atmospheric Scientist
Wu is using climate models to study the movement of air pollutants through the atmosphere.
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New Project Aims to Advance Open and Inclusive Science
A new CIESIN project funded by NASA’s Open Source Science Initiative will produce online learning modules to develop open science literacy for researchers at diverse career stages and from varied backgrounds.
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Sea Level Rise: A Crash Course for All
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory presents a public lecture on the driving forces and dynamics reshaping global coastlines.
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1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm Historic Extremity of 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
Scientists quickly pronounced the summer 2021 heat wave that hit western North America to be unprecedented, but they had no long-term physical proof. Now they do.
