Climate

The latest earth, climate, and environmental science news from across Columbia.

President Bollinger announces that he, in close consultation with incoming University President Minouche Shafik, is appointing Jeffrey Shaman as In

Counterintuitively, seas were rising around Greenland as it went through a cold period centuries ago.

Climate change, natural disasters, climate resilience, living and working sustainably and equitably, learning from nature, environmental conflict,

Scientists quickly pronounced the heat wave unprecedented. A new paper offers proof that it really was.

One ship will be named after Marie Tharp, a Columbia geologist and oceanographer who drew the first modern maps of ocean floors.

In his new book, Brian Kulick looks to everyone from Euripides to Ibsen for the answer.

A new study sheds light on the significant role food systems will play in future global warming, and what can be done about it.

Here are some implications and ideas to weigh as the awful news continues to emerge from the world’s latest great seismic jolt.

The rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists had previously believed.

David Kohlstedt's pioneering experiments have shown how processes at inaccessible depths drive what happens on the planet's surface.

$2.95 million in federal funding will support a Columbia-led project to help the city mitigate the effects of climate change on its water supply.

A group of writers and filmmakers gathered at Columbia to discuss the best approaches.