Hundreds of experts gathered on campus to discuss possibilities for protecting coastal communities and withdrawing when we can no longer safely inhabit our coastlines.
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July 17, 2019
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July 16, 2019
Climate change could worsen China’s already bad ozone pollution problem — but a new study shows that it doesn’t have to be that way.
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July 16, 2019
A scientist explains how she lines up wiggles on a screen to recover the missing layers in cores drilled from the bottom of the ocean.
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July 15, 2019
A new study combs through the many factors that can promote wildfires in California, and concludes that in many, though not all, cases, warming climate is the decisive driver.
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July 11, 2019
It took six days to sail to Point Nemo, the most inaccessible point of the ocean on this planet, to drill a sample from the ocean floor.
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July 11, 2019
Polar explorer Robin Bell testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology about the threats of melting ice sheets.
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July 09, 2019
New research will advance understanding of how wildfires may evolve in the future, and how we can most effectively respond to them.
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July 09, 2019
A new study finds that ENSO has caused widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, running counter to the long-held assumption that crop failures in geographically distant breadbasket regions are unrelated.
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June 28, 2019
Scientists aboard the R/V Joides Resolution prepare to set sail into the Southern Ocean.
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June 28, 2019
Between 2016 and 2018, the Center for Climate and Life awarded $2.1 million to 10 leading scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to one of the most pressing issues of our times.
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June 24, 2019
Observational data confirms that Hadley cell circulation is weakening, which has important consequences for future rainfall in the subtropics.
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June 24, 2019
Climate models predict that as a result of human-induced climate change, the surface of the Pacific Ocean should be warming. But one key part is not.
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June 21, 2019
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean.
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June 20, 2019
Warming temperatures, rising seas, and more extreme weather are going to cost us. But they’ll create new business opportunities, too.
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June 19, 2019
A new study is the latest and perhaps most convincing indication that climate change is eating the Himalayas’ glaciers, potentially threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people downstream across much of Asia.
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June 12, 2019
The impacts of climate change don’t always come one at a time. A recent workshop focused on what’s needed to predict and adapt when multiple climate-related disasters happen simultaneously.
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June 12, 2019
Research by Lamont’s Johnny Kingslake and Elizabeth Case advances understanding of ice sheet dynamics and how our world may change in the coming centuries.
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June 07, 2019
A new study reveals the inner workings of tidally triggered earthquakes and finds that even the slightest stress can set off a tremor.
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June 06, 2019
The three new Fellows, all scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, will pursue high-risk, high-reward research that furthers understanding of how climate change impacts human sustainability.
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June 06, 2019
Lynn Sykes, a pivotal figure in the development of plate tectonics, discusses a new memoir of his career.
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June 05, 2019
The annual survey of biodiversity in New York City’s waterways had a great turnout on Saturday.
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May 31, 2019
Lamont paleoclimatologist William D’Andrea studies past climates to see how societies such as the Vikings and the Rapanui of Easter Island dealt with environmental change. His work may help us adapt to a hotter future.
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May 27, 2019
ROSETTA-Ice project reveals that local ocean currents may play a critical role in the ice shelf’s future retreat.
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May 24, 2019
Join us on Saturday, June 1st to explore one of New York’s most underrated treasures: our productive waterways!
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May 24, 2019
A new study finds that as air circulation patterns change with the climate, coastal states could get hit with stronger hurricanes.
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May 16, 2019
Climatologist Radley Horton from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory testified before the Senate’s Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather. Senator and chairman of the subcommittee Cory Gardner, R-Colo., convened the hearing — titled “Atmospheric Science Research and Forecasting Innovation” — to examine the current state of atmospheric and forecast research.
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May 15, 2019
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the planet’s most powerful and arguably most important. It is the only one to flow clear around the globe without getting diverted by any landmass, sending up to 150 times the flow of all the world’s rivers clockwise around the frozen continent.
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May 10, 2019
A science career can offer unique opportunities and challenges for juggling work and family.
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May 01, 2019
In an unusual new study, scientists say they have detected a growing fingerprint of human-driven global warming on global drought conditions starting as far back as 1900.
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April 30, 2019
A new book, the second in a series of primers with the Earth Institute imprint, provides an interdisciplinary overview drought, bringing together many fields including climate science, hydrology and ecology.
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April 30, 2019
Columbia Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory seismologist Göran Ekström has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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April 29, 2019
A new study suggests that bacteria may respire more carbon dioxide from the shallow oceans to the air as oceans warm, reducing the deep oceans’ ability to store carbon.
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April 22, 2019
A Lamont climate researcher breaks down why our atmosphere is the way it is, how it’s changed over time, and what the future may hold.
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April 19, 2019
A Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory oceanographer answers this deep question from a reader as part of our Earth Month Q&A on Instagram.
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April 19, 2019
The new findings offer clues about how the solar system formed and how rocky planets change over time.
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April 18, 2019
Despite some unpredictable Antarctic weather, the final G-055 team member makes it off the ice.
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April 17, 2019
In celebration of Earth Month and Earth Day, our scientists are tackling reader questions on science and sustainability.
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April 17, 2019
In a new study, scientists use urine salts to reconstruct the timing and scale of the Neolithic revolution at a Turkish archaeological site.
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April 16, 2019
The paleoclimatologist and marine geologist talks about why the miles and miles of marine sediment samples in Lamont’s Core Repository are so important.
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April 15, 2019
New method helps determine how quickly silicates wear down over time, which is key to understanding natural processes that remove CO2 from air.
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April 11, 2019
New research shows that the Larsen C ice shelf—the fourth largest ice shelf in Antarctica, located just south of the former Larsen B shelf—experienced an unusual spike in late summer and early autumn surface melting in the years 2015 to 2017.
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April 09, 2019
The Antarctic field team returns to humanity, showers, and hot breakfasts.
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April 09, 2019
This year’s theme encourages students to explore the relationship between human beings and water through various art forms.
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April 08, 2019
A new study is the first to untangle the effects of volcanic eruptions and El Niño events on hurricane patterns.
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April 05, 2019
A team of scientists working in Antarctica faces a host of new challenges.
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April 01, 2019
A new study is the first to untangle the effects of volcanic eruptions and El Niño events on hurricane patterns.
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March 29, 2019
Equipped with a field testing kit originally developed within Columbia’s Earth Institute, the “Lead-Free Kids Peru” project has tested hundreds of soil samples for the toxic metal — and dug up some startling results in the process.
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March 25, 2019
Scientists are sailing to remote areas of the Southern Ocean to drill cores from the bottom that they hope will contain clues to past rapid changes in the Antarctic ice, and how it may react to warming climate today.
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March 22, 2019
Scientists from NASA’s MESSENGER mission share some of its top discoveries — and lingering mysteries — in a new compendium.
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March 20, 2019
Led by Lamont-Doherty researchers, a new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts.
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March 13, 2019
In the early spring, volcanologists monitoring the ground around Kilauea, the most active volcano on the island of Hawai’i, noticed a significant increase in seismicity, a sign of an impending eruption. Meanwhile, in Palisades, New York, Lamont volcanologist Einat Lev was also watching developments at Kilauea closely, scanning United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports and keeping in regular touch with friends and colleagues directly tasked with monitoring volcanic activity.
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March 12, 2019
From polar bears to budget cuts, a climate reporter’s job is never easy. But for some, it’s worth the struggle.
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March 08, 2019
A discussion on the challenges women scientists often face, and what we can all do to help.
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March 07, 2019
The world’s leading earth scientist is not allowing collective inaction to absolve her of personal responsibility.
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March 07, 2019
Rainy weather is becoming increasingly common over parts of the Greenland ice sheet, triggering sudden melting events that are eating at the ice and priming the surface for more widespread future melting, says a new study.
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March 05, 2019
A new project is looking for the fingerprints of climate change in the hurricanes of today, so we’ll know what to expect in the near future.
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March 04, 2019
Satellite imagery of earth’s vegetation, measurements of carbon dioxide in the air and computer models all help scientists understand how climate is affecting carbon dynamics and the world’s forests.
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March 01, 2019
Measurements of stable isotopes in tree rings may expand the climate information that scientists can get from old trees.
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March 01, 2019
Newly analyzed drill cores taken from the bottom of Greece’s Gulf of Corinth show that sediment flow into the basin has varied dramatically over the past 500,000-plus years, as the earth passed in and out of ice ages, and humans later dominated the surrounding landscape.
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February 28, 2019
New developments in climate research led by atmospheric scientist Yutian Wu are adding to our understanding of the “polar vortex” and other extreme events.
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February 27, 2019
In a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Environment, Radley Horton delivered sobering remarks about how climate change will impact our coastlines, economy, and society at large.
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February 26, 2019
The students are using deep learning and neural networks to create an automated system that classifies plankton for large-scale oceanographic studies.
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February 22, 2019
On February 21, scientists learned the essentials of science communication during a half-day workshop at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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February 20, 2019
Moving a team from a science base into a deep field camp comes with a mix of high energy and optimism. Yes there is always a bit of concern that the necessary plans are in place for the operation to be successful, but time is always a factor pushing to move things along.
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February 20, 2019
Tributes continue pouring in as Lamont mourns the loss of Wally Broecker "grandfather of climate science."
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February 19, 2019
Wallace Broecker, a geochemist who initiated key research into the history of earth’s climate and humans’ influence upon it, died Feb. 18 in New York. He was 87.
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February 15, 2019
A new study shows that phosphorus and nitrogen should be reduced to mitigate harmful algae blooms in coastal NY waters.
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February 13, 2019
Depressing news and turbulent politics can leave many of us discouraged, but it’s not all doom and gloom; Earth Institute experts weigh in on what gives them hope.
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February 12, 2019
Attaching the sensors that will help us study erosion rates required vacuum grease, patience, and a lot of masking tape.
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February 12, 2019
On the volcanic Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, scientists are investigating a rock that apparently formed on a far-off continent.
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February 12, 2019
On the volcanic Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, scientists are investigating a rock that apparently formed on a far-off continent.
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February 11, 2019
From cooking to going to the bathroom, here’s what daily life is like in a remote Antarctic camp.
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February 08, 2019
After bad weather and a busy week of packing and preparation, the team is finally ready to strike out on its own in the coldest, driest, and windiest place on the planet.
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February 07, 2019
The microbial oceanographer was elected a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of her scientific achievement.
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February 06, 2019
The team is using two techniques to study weathering and erosion in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys.
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February 05, 2019
A team of scientists is measuring rock breakdown in the coldest, driest, and windiest place on the planet.
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February 05, 2019
The Real-Time Earth initiative is upgrading the technological capabilities of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and transforming the way its scientists study our planet.
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February 04, 2019
Brendan Buckley discusses his course Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests, which is offered this spring
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January 27, 2019
Fieldwork in Antarctica adds a whole new layer to the meaning of planning. When heavily field based projects are planned, it is common for preliminary fieldwork to precede the larger project.
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January 25, 2019
David Goldberg recently returned to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory after a visiting appointment at the University of Montpellier on a “Make Our Planet Great Again” award.
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January 24, 2019
A team of autonomous ocean robots deployed in January 2018 has carried out the first year-long observations under an Antarctic ice shelf.
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January 24, 2019
Tools of the Trade is a new series that brings you inside the labs of Earth Institute scientists. Learn about the equipment scientists are using in Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Core Repository.
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January 24, 2019
On every continent and every ocean, Earth Institute researchers are studying climate, geology, natural hazards and other dynamics of the planet. Here is a list of projects in rough chronological order for the coming year and beyond.
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January 22, 2019
Joerg Schaefer and Gisela Winckler, scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, received funding from the Center for Climate and Life to examine the vulnerability of Greenland’s massive ice sheet.
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January 22, 2019
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is considered a key driver of winter weather patterns over the northern hemisphere. In recent years, research has claimed a correlation between the NAO and the 11-year solar cycle. A new paper debunks that claim.
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January 17, 2019
A new study shows that some of Yellowstone National Park’s forests may be at a climate tipping point, and could be replaced by grassland by the middle of this century.
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January 04, 2019
Inside the Rock and Ice Mechanics Lab, Heather Savage and her team investigate the physics of earthquakes and fault lines.
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December 20, 2018
The report describes how “negative emissions technologies” that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change.
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December 19, 2018
What’s a bog corer? And how do seeds help scientists learn about the earth’s past? A paleoecologist explains the most important items in her toolkit.
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December 14, 2018
Atmospheric scientists discover surprising levels and unexpected types of pollution that seem to be originating in Africa.
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December 13, 2018
The current megadrought in the American West may be one of the most severe in the past 1200 years—and climate change is partially to blame.
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December 13, 2018
A new study shows that fecal bacteria from sewage can persist in far greater quantities in near-shore sediments than in the water of the Hudson River.
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December 12, 2018
But there’s a pretty simple solution that could protect a lot of people.
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December 10, 2018
Yutian Wu received funding from the Center for Climate and Life to investigate whether the loss of Arctic sea ice promotes severe weather over North America.
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December 03, 2018
The American Geophysical Union fall meeting is being held Dec. 10-14 in Washington, D.C. Here is a chronological guide to key talks and other events from Columbia University’s Earth Institute.
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November 27, 2018
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that limiting global warming to 1.5˚C will require removing CO2 from the atmosphere. How feasible is this?
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November 19, 2018
A concerted, multidisciplinary, and international effort is needed to tackle this complexity, scientists argue in a paper released today.
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November 14, 2018
A Q&A with Jason Smerdon, coauthor of the newly revised Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future.
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November 14, 2018
A guide to wildfire experts at the Earth Institute.
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November 12, 2018
Park Williams, a bioclimatologist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has found that rising temperatures influence wildfires in the American West.
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