Scientists Link Climate Change to Melting in West Antarctica
A new study coauthored by Columbia’s Pierre Dutrieux shows, for the first time, evidence of a link between human-caused global warming and melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
More Intense Non-Tropical Storms Causing Increased Rainfall in U.S. Southeast
In the Southeastern United States, the increasing amount of rain during hurricane season is coming not from hurricanes but from non-tropical storms created by weather fronts, new research finds.
More Than Rice: The Future of Food Security in Vietnam
Representatives from Vietnamese government agencies and farmers’ groups came together at a workshop to discuss how to improve access to climate information for more effective decision making.
The Climate Epochs That Weren’t
Climate scientists often invoke the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age as natural worldwide climate swings predating human influences. They may not have worked the way we think.
Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest
New research by Columbia scientists examines the factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts in the Southwest and suggests climate change may bring a new round of megadroughts.