As Temperatures Rise, More California Forests Will Burn
Park Williams and Richard Seager, climate experts at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, discuss why California wildfires are expected to expand and intensify with climate change.
As Amazon Fires Rage, Brazilian Government Ignores Old Lessons
The ability to monitor deforestation and fires from satellites is now routine. Political will is the main ingredient, writes Ruth DeFries, a Columbia University environmental geographer.
My Wintery, Stormy Summer Expedition
Columbia climate scientist Gisela Winckler spent two months with 30 scientists in the Southern Ocean, collecting sediments from the seafloor that may help us better predict and combat climate change.
Five Lamont Scientists Honored by the American Geophysical Union
Lamont scientists representing a range of research disciplines and career stages are to receive honors from the internationally influential earth and space science organization.
Longer Summer Stretches of Drought, Extreme Heat and Flooding Expected in a Warming World, Study Says
The research adds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels in line with the Paris Agreement would largely avoid such impacts.