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News from the Columbia Climate School
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Dangerous Hot Days Are Spreading Beyond Summer – State of the Planet
2+ day, 19+ 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…...
When Knowledge Travels: Translating Climate Awareness Into Action
4+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School “In each city, we heard from program leaders trying to develop climate strategies in their work with children,” said Dale. They were asking: “What’s the best way to ensure education can continue after a…...
The Irreversible Global Impacts of Earth’s Lost Frozen Regions
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…...
Climate Attribution Conference Explores Science, Law and Accountability
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…...
How Do Glacial Ecosystems Respond to Climate Change?
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (646+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School In an interview with GlacierHub, Edwards discussed past research projects and expeditions and described how climate change is impacting his field. This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. What sparked your interest…...
Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (192+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Permana and his team used ice cores recovered in 2010 to review the area’s climate variability over the past half century. The 32-meter-long ice core revealed the effects of ENSO during this time period. The…...
A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below – State of the Planet
4+ mon, 20+ hour ago (398+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Even as temperatures rise on Earth’s surface and in the lower atmosphere, the planet’s upper atmosphere has cooled dramatically. This paradoxical pattern is a well-known sign of humanity’s climate impacts—but until now, the…...
You Asked: Lamont and Climate School Experts Tackle Reader Questions on Science and Sustainability – State of the Planet
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (160+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Have you ever wondered how dinosaurs survived when CO₂ levels were high? Or how exactly carbon dioxide drives global warming? Or even: If the science is clear, why do we still need more climate research?...
A Complicated Future for a Methane-Cleansing Molecule
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (652+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures. But it doesn’t linger in the atmosphere for long thanks to molecules called hydroxyl radicals, which…...
Can Capitalism Solve the Climate Crisis?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (545+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Moderated by Alexis Abramson, dean of the Columbia Climate School, the speakers at the “Degrowth vs. Green Growth: Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change?” event explored the evolving discourse around climate economics and policy. Abramson…...