Coastal waters play an important role in the carbon cycle by absorbing carbon into sediments or transferring it to the open ocean, a new study co-authored by Columbia geochemist Wade McGillis confirms.

Two new Columbia papers find that the line that divides the moist East and arid West is edging eastward due to climate change—and the implications for farming and other pursuits could be huge.

Today, Columbia University and data-analytics firm Jupiter are announcing plans to collaborate on improved hurricane track simulations, so that the public and private sectors can plan for weather and climate risks.

Columbia University researchers have found that vegetation plays a dominant role in Earth’s water cycle and that plants will regulate and dominate the increasing stress placed on continental water resources in the future.

The new Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes at Columbia is dedicated to helping communities thrive in an age of climate uncertainty. On March 27, the center celebrated its launch with an event on the Morningside campus.