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 18, 2021
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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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February 05, 2021
She takes care of hundreds of kilometers of deep-sea sediments that are invaluable to science, and recently received a mentorship award.
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February 03, 2021
Paleoecologist Kevin Uno explains how humans have been adapting to changes in climate for thousands of years, and how we need to adapt now to protect our species' future.
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February 01, 2021
We’ve lost 28 trillion tons of ice globally in 24 years, from 1994 to 2017, and the implications for sea level rise could be significant.
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January 29, 2021
Climate scientist Radley Horton tackles questions about climate tipping points, and how we can tip the scales in a safer direction.
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January 28, 2021
For her work toward charting the global ocean floor, scientist Vicki Ferrini has been named by the Explorer Club as one of 50 people changing the world.
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January 28, 2021
Three goals for the Biden administration as it seeks to put science-based responses at the center of its policy initiatives.
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