2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (596+ words) Extreme heat has become more common—as both research and lived experience show—but when it arrives is a different question. A new study finds that rather than occurring only during warm seasons, extreme heat events have become more frequent…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) A Polar Climate Ambassador Visits an Arctic Museum in Maine State of the Planet Josie Brooks outside the Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies I found myself captivated by the Arctic, along with the native people and their customs Recently, I…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1086+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Marco Tedesco does not sound like a man trying to sell artificial intelligence. He does not describe it as a revolution that will save science, nor does he dismiss it as a fad. Despite…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (603+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School As United Nations climate talks began on June 8 in Bonn, Germany, government representatives met with scientists to examine a question that is rapidly moving from theory to political reality: What happens to the world’s…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (521+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School As another dangerous heat wave blankets much of the U.S., more than 160 million people are now under extreme heat warnings or advisories. Temperatures in the U.K. and France have already broken records, with Europe seen as…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (643+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School This summer, the 2026 FIFA World Cup brings 48 teams and millions of fans to 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. In New York and New Jersey alone, eight games at MetLife Stadium throughout…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (266+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School In his opening remarks, Horton said that over the last two to three years, the planet has seen global average surface temperatures “close to or above 1.5 degrees C above pre‑industrial levels, hinting at…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (345+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Every day seems to bring a new headline about advances in artificial intelligence (AI). But when it comes to climate change, AI is a two-sided coin, with tremendous potential to benefit the environment, even…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (220+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School “Environmental stewardship has never depended on a single administration, institution or election,” to quote the official Earth Day website. “It is sustained by the daily decisions of communities, educators, workers, innovators and families who…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (122+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Upadhye points out that climate optimism exists in the U.S. as well. “I felt a lot of optimism doing my master’s at Columbia and seeing how much my peers cared… Everyone always showed up and…...