Sluggish Ocean Currents Caused European Heat Wave Some 12,000 Years Ago
A new study co-authored by Columbia scientist Francesco Muschitiello suggests we may be underestimating the chances of extreme heat and droughts in Europe under climate change.
Greenland’s Green Past
For decades, scientists believed the Greenland Ice Sheet to be relatively stable compared with the vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet. But new research by Columbia scientists Gisela Winckler and Joerg Schaefer revealed the ice sheet may be highly unstable.
Simon Mason Wins Meteorological Award for Outstanding Service
The World Meteorological Organization’s Commission on Climatology recognizes a Columbia climate forecaster’s scientific contributions.