Grim Projections for the Ocean—and the Life Within It
Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, explains how human-caused climate change is harming ocean health.
Center for Climate and Life Fellow Explains IPCC Sea Level Warning
Pierre Dutrieux, an oceanographer at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and 2019 Center for Climate and Life Fellow, discusses his Antarctic research and what the new IPCC report says about sea level rise.
Economists Are Downplaying Many Major Climate Risks, Says Report
Policymakers have been receiving economic assessments of future climate change impacts which omit the biggest risks, says a new report coauthored by experts from Columbia’s Earth Institute.
Two Months in the Southern Ocean, for Science
In 2019, two International Ocean Discovery Program expeditions to learn more about Earth’s climate history sailed under the leadership of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists.
First-of-its-kind Curriculum Will Focus on Climate Risk and Investment Research
Columbia’s Earth Institute is collaborating with leading global investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. to create an intensive curriculum focused on how climate change can affect economic and financial outcomes.