Focus on Food Would Help Solve Climate Change, Says Study
A paper released today presents a new global food system approach to climate-change research that brings together agricultural production, supply chains and consumption.
Using Big Data to Combat Catastrophes
Powered by IRI’s Data Library, the new PRISM project aims to harness large, multi-sectoral datasets in order to identify risk factors for catastrophic events.
Wine Regions Could Shrink Dramatically With Climate Change Unless Growers Swap Varieties
As temperatures rise and seasons change, the regions of the world that are suitable for growing wine grapes could shrink by half or more, according to a new study.
Mary Annaïse Heglar to Join Earth Institute as Writer-in-Residence
Noted climate justice essayist Mary Annaïse Heglar will spend the next six months at Columbia University under a newly launched writer-in-residence program.
Bridging the Air Pollution Data Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dan Westervelt, a Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory researcher and Center for Climate and Life Fellow, received funding to address the air pollution crisis in three sub-Saharan African cities.