A new study employs natural climate archives such as tree rings to better understand volcanoes’ impacts on global rainfall patterns.
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March 09, 2021
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March 08, 2021
Mingfang Ting studies the connection between planetary waves in the atmosphere and climate anomalies, such as droughts and extreme heat.
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March 08, 2021
Fifth graders commemorate pioneering mapmaker Marie Tharp using comics, pictures, and poems.
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March 08, 2021
Gender equality is an essential ingredient in building a fair and sustainable world. Today we’re publishing stories that honor the accomplishments of many of our women colleagues and highlight programs that push for gender equality every day.
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March 03, 2021
New research suggests that photosynthetic green algae also eat bacteria on a previously unsuspected scale.
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February 25, 2021
CO2 molecules make up only a small percentage of the atmosphere, but their impact on our climate is huge. The reason comes down to physics and chemistry.
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February 18, 2021
Is a failure of wind power really behind the blackouts? How can we make sure this doesn’t happen again? Earth Institute scholars have answers to these questions and more.
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February 16, 2021
She studies Earth’s past warm periods to try to understand the future, and was just named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow.
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February 15, 2021
A new study identifies a climate phenomenon that may have helped sauropodomorphs spread northward across the Pangea supercontinent.
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February 11, 2021
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet just a few of the extraordinary women scientists of Lamont.
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February 11, 2021
The doctoral candidate tells us about her research and some of the challenges of being a woman of color in the sciences.
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February 11, 2021
She’s trying predict fecal bacteria contamination of the river, and researching how environmental degradation disproportionately harms disadvantaged communities.
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February 11, 2021
These women are helping to unravel the mysteries and mechanics of Earth.
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February 11, 2021
In honor of the day, we’re highlighting a few women who play an essential role in the Earth Institute’s work to understand how the planet works, how humans are changing it, and how to build a sustainable future.
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February 09, 2021
Volcanologist Einat Lev tackles reader questions and explains how more monitoring of volcanoes could save lives.
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