April 21, 2020
Waterfront Development Added Billions to Property Values Exposed to Hurricane Florence
Rapid development in flood-prone zones during recent decades helped boost the amount of property exposed to the 2018 hurricane substantially, a new Columbia-led study says.
April 20, 2020
COVID19 Disruptions: Understanding Food Security Implications
The pandemic will test our food and trade systems in ways never experienced before. Columbia food security researcher Michael Puma helps unravel the complex interplay of risks.
April 16, 2020
Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., Says Study
Scientists say a long-feared megadrought, worse than anything in recorded history, seems to be starting up in southwestern North America.
April 15, 2020
Unusually Clear Skies Drove Record Loss of Greenland Ice in 2019
The study identifies unprecedented atmospheric conditions behind devastating summer and suggests climate models may greatly underestimate future melting.
April 9, 2020
Examining How Early Humans Responded to Climate Change
Kevin Uno, a Columbia paleoclimatologist, studies how abrupt changes in climate affected Neolithic human settlement, diet, and abandonment in northwest Africa.