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The Climate Crisis Movie Isn’t Out Yet, But We Just Saw the Trailer

The Climate Crisis Movie Isn’t Out Yet, But We Just Saw the Trailer

July 29, 2019

“The basic thing that makes extreme precipitation events heavier in the warmer climate is that there’s more water vapor in the air, and that’s a pretty unquestioned consequence of warming,” says Adam Sobel, a professor at Columbia University.

New Data On Exomoon Candidate Reveals ‘A Very Exciting Object’

New Data On Exomoon Candidate Reveals ‘A Very Exciting Object’

August 28, 2018

Last year, David Kipping, an astronomy professor at Columbia University and among the world’s foremost exomoon hunters, found a possible exomoon candidate.

How Will Climate Change Impact Future Floods and Flood Insurance?

How Will Climate Change Impact Future Floods and Flood Insurance?

September 21, 2017

Radley Horton, a professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, spoke with NewsHour about extreme weather, climate change, and flood insurance.

When People Must Make Way for Nature

When People Must Make Way for Nature

July 17, 2017
fundamental science   sustainability  

The forested Kanha Tiger Reserve, in the highlands of central India, is home to an abundance of rare wildlife. It also used to be home to thousands of people—that is, until they were moved out by the government to make way for endangered creatures.

Scientists May Be ‘Vastly’ Underestimating Extinction Risks

Scientists May Be ‘Vastly’ Underestimating Extinction Risks

May 12, 2017

A new Columbia University study is challenging the accuracy of methods used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to determine conservation status.

Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation

Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation

May 4, 2017
earth science   fundamental science  

New findings from scientists from The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and Columbia University add evidence to one side of a long-standing debate on how magma from the Earth’s mantle cools to form the lower layers of crust.

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