CLIMATE, EARTH SCIENCES, ECOLOGY
What Really Happened on Easter Island? Ancient Sediments Rewrite the “Ecocide” Story
A new study challenges long-held narratives of societal “collapse,” instead showing that Rapanui communities adapted to profound climate stress with resilience and innovation.
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Humans Occupied a High-Altitude Site in Australia During the Last Ice Age, New Study Finds
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10 Delegates From Columbia and the Climate School Discuss What They Hope to Achieve at COP30
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Repairing Global Navigation Satellite Systems in the Land of Tea
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What Really Happened on Easter Island? Ancient Sediments Rewrite the “Ecocide” Story
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Earth’s Continents Stabilized Due to Furnace-Like Heat, Study Reveals
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A Whole-Systems Investment Approach for the Coffee Sector and Beyond
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Discover Climate LIVE K12 Sessions for 2025-2026
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Exploring Legal Tools for Glacier Protection: Who Speaks for Glaciers?
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Infographic: Moments that Paved the Path to COP30
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
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- Monday, November 10, 2025 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Career Design Lab, 729 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10029 Description: The M.S. in Sustainability Management Information Session and Alumni Panel, hosted by Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, is an event designed for current and aspiring sustainability leaders who wish to pursue a career in management at the intersection […]
- Monday, November 10, 2025 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Zoe Molitor. Extreme Moho Relief Beneath the State of Ohio The typical thickness of continental crust, away from plate boundaries and in the absence of significant topography, should be ~30-40 km. However, many examples of anomalously thick crust (>40-50 […]
- Monday, November 10, 2025 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Where: Online Event Description: Abstract: Chile has taken a decisive step toward advancing climate governance by enacting its Framework Law on Climate Change (2022), which mandates to develop and implement Local Climate Change Action Plans and Regional Climate Change Action Plans as part of the country’s path to carbon neutrality by […]
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Media Highlights
- “They have convinced Silicon Valley [venture capitalists] to give them a lot of money, and I would say that they shouldn’t have,” said Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School and author of […]
- Faye McNeill, an atmospheric chemist and aerosol scientist at Columbia’s Climate School and Columbia Engineering, said in a university statement.
- “I am pretty optimistic that while more and more AI use is going to continue to increase,” said Alexis Abramson, dean of the Columbia University Climate School, “we’re going to see our ability to process […]