October 24, 2017
Ice Sheets May Melt Rapidly in Response to Distant Volcanoes
Volcanic eruptions have been known to cool global climate, but they can also exacerbate the melting of ice sheets, says a new Columbia University study.
October 23, 2017
Under the Sea Ice, Behold the Ancient Arctic Jellyfish
A video filmed by Andy Juhl, a Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory marine biologist, reveals mature jellyfish under the Arctic sea ice, where they aren’t supposed to be.
October 23, 2017
New York Is Still Feeling the Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Five Years Later
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated large swaths of the city with floods and fire. Not everyone has bounced back from the storm, and not everyone is prepared for the next one.
October 11, 2017
Report: The Near-term Impacts of Climate Change on Investors
A new Columbia University white paper explores how advances in climate science can inform near-term investments in the global economy.
October 11, 2017
Columbia Landscape Architect Named MacArthur ‘Genius’
Kate Orff, an associate professor at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and member of the Earth Institute, designs urban environments for the future by combining ecology, climate dynamics, and community.