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From Marie Tharp to Seabed 2030: Marine Geophysicist Vicki Ferrini on Mapping the Ocean Floor

In honor of Tharp’s birthday, Ferrini discusses the geologist’s pioneering work and how it paved the way for her own collaborative efforts to map the ocean floor.

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• ‘This Year Is Off to a Really Rough Start’: Climate Scientist on the Canadian Wildfires
  July 23, 2026
  Bianna Golodryga speaks to Radley Horton, Professor at Columbia University’s Climate School, about the scale and impact of the ongoing Canadian wildfires.
• How Extreme Heat Is Shifting Corporate Bottom Lines
  July 23, 2026
  “This is the trillion-dollar question,” says Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School. Part of that challenge is that “science in many ways is following reality,” he notes….
• 2026 Extreme Weather: How Can We Adapt to a New Climate Reality?
  July 23, 2026
  Around the globe, extreme heat, floods and wildfires are turning climate risks into economic shocks, disrupting food chains and global finance. Why do climate promises lag behind real action? Do nations spend too much on […]