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Better Data, Better Maps: Supporting Ebola Response in Eastern Congo
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Why Hawaii Is Falling Short on Climate Resilience
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The Irreversible Global Impacts From the Loss of Earth’s Frozen Regions
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This will work out. As the planet warms the water will evaporate.
For many years now, I have commented to my friends that the arctic and Antarctic sea ice and glaciers are…
Media Highlights
- The American disaster complex has long been struggling to cope with the increasing number of costly crises, but recent cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have made the situation worse, according to Jeffrey […]
- Daniel Bader, senior staff associate at Columbia University’s Climate School, joined NY1 anchor Shannan Ferry on “News All Day” to discuss the recent stretch of severe weather. He says climate scientists are studying the ways […]
- “Just because it does look a little bit less brown and orange today doesn’t necessarily mean that the smoke’s not there,” said Dan Westervelt, an atmospheric scientist at Columbia University….
Why not ask someone from the medical campus to weigh in about such things as wearing masks while outside when…