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Sea Levels Are Rising—But in Greenland, They Will Fall
Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper.
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Greenland Ice Cap Vanished Just 7,000 Years Ago
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Sea Levels Are Rising—But in Greenland, They Will Fall
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TRACX Program Connects Educators Worldwide with Ocean Science Research
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It’s Been One Year Since Wildfires Devastated Los Angeles. What Have We Learned?
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Can Mayor Mamdani Turn Climate Action Into an Affordability Win for NYC?
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
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- Monday, February 2, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Tamara Carley. What lies beneath retreating ice? Nunataks reveal a young, diverse, history of rhyolitic volcanism at Þórðarhyrnaon the southern margin of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland Iceland is famous for its volcanoes, glaciers, and the complicated relationship between the two. […]
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- Lisa Sachs, director of the Columbia Center on Sustainability Investment, called Exxon’s argument “a transparent delay tactic.” “The bottleneck to decarbonization is not improper carbon accounting….
- When Adhikari and other researchers from Columbia Climate School made this observation, they predicted that the Greenland coastline would experience quite a different outcome than the rest of the world when it comes to shifting […]
- The findings highlight the two-way relationship between the climate and plate tectonics, said study senior author Christopher Scholz, a geologist, physicist and professor emeritus at Columbia University….