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  • City Parks: A Lifesaver During COVID Winter

    City Parks: A Lifesaver During COVID Winter

    A study that explored winter park use among New Yorkers last year offers key insights into improving the mental wellbeing of urban dwellers as the pandemic merges with colder weather.

  • ‘X-Snow’ Project Needs Your Help To Unlock The Secrets of Snow

    ‘X-Snow’ Project Needs Your Help To Unlock The Secrets of Snow

    Citizen scientists can gather data to help uncover how snow is changing over time.

  • How Will La Niña Affect Winter in the U.S.?

    How Will La Niña Affect Winter in the U.S.?

    This phenomenon can cause major changes in climate patterns. See what’s in store for your region.

  • Year Without a Winter?

    Year Without a Winter?

    No, of course not. Do not suggest anything like that to Alaskans, or Europeans where hundreds have died, or Inner Mongolians, or Koreans. But, turning the clock back to December and January for the New York City region, it was not apparent that winter would arrive as it ‘normally’ does. Yes, we have had significant…

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On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!

  • City Parks: A Lifesaver During COVID Winter

    City Parks: A Lifesaver During COVID Winter

    A study that explored winter park use among New Yorkers last year offers key insights into improving the mental wellbeing of urban dwellers as the pandemic merges with colder weather.

  • ‘X-Snow’ Project Needs Your Help To Unlock The Secrets of Snow

    ‘X-Snow’ Project Needs Your Help To Unlock The Secrets of Snow

    Citizen scientists can gather data to help uncover how snow is changing over time.

  • How Will La Niña Affect Winter in the U.S.?

    How Will La Niña Affect Winter in the U.S.?

    This phenomenon can cause major changes in climate patterns. See what’s in store for your region.

  • Year Without a Winter?

    Year Without a Winter?

    No, of course not. Do not suggest anything like that to Alaskans, or Europeans where hundreds have died, or Inner Mongolians, or Koreans. But, turning the clock back to December and January for the New York City region, it was not apparent that winter would arrive as it ‘normally’ does. Yes, we have had significant…