May 22, 2020
Xiaomeng Jin Uses Satellite Imagery to Track Ozone Formation
Jin's research as a Ph.D. student at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has yielded important information for air quality control efforts.
May 14, 2020
A New Primer on Climate Change Science
Authored by Earth Institute professor John Mutter, Climate Change Science: A Primer for Sustainable Development, covers the basic physics of planetary climate, and how it is shifting.
May 8, 2020
Potentially Fatal Combinations of Humidity and Heat Are Emerging Across the Globe
A new study has identified thousands of incidents of previously rare or unprecedented extreme heat/humidity combinations in many parts of the world.
May 4, 2020
Shrinking Snowcaps Fuel Harmful Algal Blooms in Arabian Sea
Driven by changing climate, a uniquely resilient organism is taking over the Arabian Sea, disrupting food chains, fisheries, oil refineries and water desalination plants.
April 28, 2020
Project Takes A New Approach to Gauging New York City’s Emissions
Estimates say the city releases about 50 million tons of carbon a year, but no one has actually measured it. A new project is trying to change that.