The latest earth, climate, and environmental science news from across Columbia.
New research provides clues to the future of today’s massive ice sheets and the sea-level rise that could follow if they melt.
More than 2,500 visitors explored hands-on activities, lectures and installations at Lamont's campus on Saturday, October 17.
An ancient and once-vast ice sheet had started growing again, but by the 1960s, global warming stopped it.
A new project will deploy a fleet of autonomous vehicles to measure carbon exchange across the Southern Ocean.
Extreme heat seasons have expanded across roughly half the world’s land area since the 1980s.
Columbia is hosting a range of events during the citywide summit, which takes place September 20-27.
New Yorkers spent $300 million on natural gas they didn't use. Fixing this waste is a climate priority.
Professor Göran Ekström tracks incidents like landslides and glacier collapse using tools once used only to monitor earthquakes.
While at Columbia, Marie Tharp and Bruce C. Heezen produced a landmark ocean floor map. Explore it in this new interactive.
In a new study, Columbia University researchers found unexpected trends in storms with extreme precipitation.
The findings suggest that short-term or “fair-weather” surveys may miss major landfill methane releases.
A new study found that warming has made the air drier in both places, which can make forests more likely to burn.