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The July 4 Floods in Texas Weren’t a One-Off. They Were a Warning.
We cannot afford to focus solely on short-term fixes, while ignoring the long-term drivers of disaster risk.
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Fight Food Waste This Holiday Season
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The July 4 Floods in Texas Weren’t a One-Off. They Were a Warning.
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Sailing Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
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Driving Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
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What a Visit to Stamford’s Wastewater and Recycling Facilities Reveals About Our Choices
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Societies Are Unprepared for the Human Costs of Climate Overshoot
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Reducing Arsenic in Drinking Water Cuts Risk of Death, Even After Years of Chronic Exposure
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Ecuador’s High-Stakes Vote: Will the Galápagos Become a U.S. Navy Outpost?
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Continuing on to Comilla, Dhaka and the Coast
During COP30—the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference taking place November 10–21 in Belém, Brazil—experts from Columbia Climate School and Columbia University will be contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
Education & Community
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Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Monell Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Uncovering Hidden Earthquake Faults: New Insights into the Greater New York Region Seismic Hazards A major unresolved problem in assessing seismic hazards in the northeastern United States is the uncertainty surrounding where large earthquakes might occur and how strong they could be. Historical […]
- Monday, December 1, 2025 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Where: The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 Description: As the world turns from negotiation to implementation following COP30 in Belém, the Columbia Climate School invites you to join the final installment of the Countdown to COP30 series: Reflections from Belém: Columbia at COP30. This […]
- Monday, December 1, 2025 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Dr. Kate Kiseeva. Probing the deep earth: insights from mineral inclusions in diamonds Diamonds, thought to form in the upper mantle and the mantle transition zone (410–660 km) often incorporate small pieces of surrounding material when they form. These […]
Viewpoints
Media Highlights
- The work was led by Andrew Kruczkiewicz, a climate risk researcher at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York. His research focuses on using weather and climate information to support humanitarian decisions and early warnings […]
- “Don’t want to say only serious game in town,” said Gernot Wagner, climate economist at Columbia Business School and author of Geoengineering: The Gamble. “But yeah.”
- “When a permit is denied three times, and then suddenly granted, it certainly raises eyebrows,” said Michael Gerrard, founder and faculty director at Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.