During a show at the Hayden Planetarium, seismologist Ben Holtzman explains how he turns earthquake data into captivating sounds and visualizations.
News and Events
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October 30, 2017
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October 27, 2017
During a conference at Columbia University, scientists pinpointed areas where advances in fire prediction can be made within the next decade.
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October 24, 2017
Volcanic eruptions have been known to cool global climate, but they can also accelerate melting of ice sheets by changing the surface reflectance of the ice.
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October 23, 2017
In October 2012, Sandy devastated large swaths of New York City with floods and fire. How well have we recovered? And will we be ready for the next big storm?
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October 23, 2017
Scientists have spotted mature jellyfish under the Arctic sea ice, where they aren’t supposed to be.
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October 19, 2017
The undersea Corinth rift, in the Gulf of Corinth in central Greece, is one of the most seismically active areas in Europe. Starting this month, researchers will drill into it to discover the rift’s past and future.
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October 16, 2017
Despite recent media reports, there’s no imminent threat, says Columbia geologist Einat Lev.
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October 11, 2017
In May 2017, the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory held a forum in New York City to discuss how new advances in climate science can inform investments in specific sectors of the global economy. The forum brought the world’s best scientists into a conversation with the world’s best investment professionals while setting aside the politics of climate change.
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October 09, 2017Through interactive exhibits, games, goo, and a few explosions, people of all ages learned about geology, the oceans, the atmosphere, and climate change.
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October 09, 2017
An ongoing study finds that 92 percent of private yards in Greenpoint may have unsafe levels of lead in their soil.
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October 05, 2017
Ancient humans migrated out of Africa to escape a drying climate, says a new study–a finding that contradicts previous suggestions that ancient people were able to leave because a then-wet climate allowed them to cross the generally arid Horn of Africa and Middle East.
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October 04, 2017
A team of scientists has found new evidence to bolster the idea that the Permian Extinction, which occurred 252 million years ago, was caused by massive volcanic eruptions in what is now Siberia.
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October 03, 2017
If a serious cyclone were to strike Mumbai, the results could be catastrophic, says a study underway at Columbia.
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October 03, 2017
Our Open House promises a day of science-filled fun.
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September 26, 2017The rise of the Vikings was not a sudden event, but part of a long continuum of human development in the harsh conditions of northern Scandinavia. How did the Vikings make a living over the long term, and what might have influenced their brief florescence? Today, their experiences may provide a kind of object lesson on how changing climate can affect civilizations.
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