The latest earth, climate, and environmental science news from across Columbia.
The report, “Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (ARC3),” is a comprehensive study detailing the risks global cities face due to a warming world.
Stuart Gaffin, research scientist at Columbia’s Center for Climate Systems Research, has been supervising a green rooftop monitoring project at Con Edison’s Learning Center in Queens, NY, home to 21,000 plants on a quarter acre. He estimates the green roof retains 30 percent of precipitation, allowing plants to release the water as vapor, rather than overflowing the city’s sewage systems.