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On the Hudson, with Water-Quality Mavens
The New York Times, July 24, 2011
A Creeping Disaster
The New York Times, July 17, 2011
Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather
Scientific American, June 29, 2011
Why an Antarctic Glacier is Melting So Quickly
Time, June 27, 2011
Lamont-Doherty Geochemist Wins Columbia's Top Teaching Award
The Record, June 16, 2011
World Science Festival Transforms Washington Square into Outdoor Science Festival
Treehugger, June 5, 2011
What Happened to Angkor?
Columbia Magazine, Spring 2011
Japan Earthquake's Global Impact
NPR-The Takeaway, March 15, 2011
Japan Quake: It Could Have Been Worse
CNN, March 12, 2011
A Big Surprise Beneath the Ice
New York Times, March 3, 2011
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a component of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is one of the world's leading scientific research centers. More than 300 scientists and students study the planet from its deepest interior to the outer reaches of its atmosphere.

From global climate change to earthquakes, volcanoes, nonrenewable resources, environmental hazards and beyond, Observatory scientists provide a rational basis for the difficult choices facing humankind in the planet's stewardship.
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RESEARCH NEWS
Bangladesh: The Next Great Earthquake? Bangladesh:
The Next Great Earthquake?


A new documentary follows Lamont-Doherty seismologists as they investigate the risks facing this densely populated region.

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Assessing Natural Hazards in Alaska Assessing Natural Hazards in Alaska

Home to the second largest quake ever recorded, the tectonic boundary on the seafloor of Alaska may be building up enough energy for another devastating event.

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A Rapidly Altering Arctic Tundra A Rapidly Altering Arctic Tundra

Lamont-Doherty ecologist Natalie Boelman traveled to Alaska's North Slope to measure how warming temperatures are affecting the local ecosystem. She chronicled her fieldwork for the New York Times.

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EVENT NEWS
OPEN HOUSE 2011 OPEN HOUSE 2011

Lamont-Doherty's popular Open House will take place on Saturday, October 1st, 10-4.

Join us for interactive science demonstrations, panel discussions, and other activities for the whole family.

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