Earth Institute News
2008 - 2009
Oceans' Uptake of Manmade Carbon May be Slowing
November 18, 2009
Stalled Economy or Not, Record Year for CO2 Emissions
November 17, 2009
How Does the Mind Grasp Climate Change?
November 04, 2009
Risks Cloud Financing for Curbing Climate Change
October 26, 2009
Taking Teachers Into Field Helps School, Students, Study Finds
October 19, 2009
Peering Under the Ice of a Collapsing Polar Coast
October 07, 2009
'Killer' Southeast Drought Low on Scale, Says Study
October 01, 2009
WFP and Millennium Villages Unite to Cut Hunger, Malnutrition
September 28, 2009
Glaciers Have Moved Together in Far-Flung Regions
September 24, 2009
Protectionism Against Foreign Investors on Rise
September 24, 2009
Warming Climate May Devastate Major U.S. Crops
September 11, 2009
Study Predicts Maximum Sea Level Rise Close to One Meter by 2100
July 27, 2009
Drillers Hit Promising Gas-Hydrate Deposits in Gulf of Mexico
July 02, 2009
MacArthur To Support Master's Programs Around The World Offering Professional Training For Future Sustainable Development Leaders
June 30, 2009
The Earth Institute and Merck & Co., Inc./The Merck Company Foundation Collaborate To Strengthen Health Services In Rural Africa
June 30, 2009
Innovative Insurance Aims to Buffer Poor from Climate Risks
June 24, 2009
CO2 Higher Today Than Last 2.1 Million Years
June 18, 2009
Climate Change Could Drive Vast Human Migrations
June 10, 2009
IPCC Chief Pachauri Heads Board of Climate-Risk Center
May 28, 2009
Latest Korean Blast Outdid 2006 Nuke Test
May 27, 2009
'Green' Geochemistry Building Wins Awards
May 12, 2009
Earth Institute Announces 2009-2010 Marie Tharp Fellows
May 06, 2009
Southern Glaciers Grow Out of Step With North
April 30, 2009
Periodic Megadroughts Hit West Africa, Says Study
April 21, 2009
Wind Shifts May Stir CO2 From Antarctic Depths
March 12, 2009
Ecosystems Push South
March 12, 2009
Geologists Map Rocks to Soak CO2 From Air
March 05, 2009
Scientists to Map Out Earth's Soil
February 18, 2009
Major Drilling Ship Back at Sea
February 12, 2009
JM Eagle and Earth Institute Bring Cleaner, Safer Water to Thousands in Rural Senegal
January 29, 2009
Nearly All of Antarctica Is Warming
January 23, 2009
Antarctic Scientists Inaugurate 'Ocean Station Obama'
January 22, 2009
Wallace Broecker Wins (Yet Another) Top Prize
January 15, 2009
J. Lamar Worzel, Physicist Who Set Man's Ear to Oceans
January 08, 2009
Volcanoes Cool the Tropics, Say Researchers
January 06, 2009
Abrupt Climate Shifts May Come Sooner, Not Later
December 19, 2008
Earth Institute at the American Geophysical Union
December 12, 2008
Geophysicist Wins 'Women of Discovery' Award
November 19, 2008
Carbon Dioxide Already in Danger Zone, Warns Study
November 18, 2008
Rocks Could Be Harnessed to Sponge Vast Amounts of Carbon Dioxide from Air, Say Researchers
November 06, 2008
Google Grant to Researchers Aims at Climate-Connected Disease
October 22, 2008
Explorers to Probe Hidden Antarctic Mountains
October 21, 2008
Geologist Who Linked Cosmic Strike to Dinosaurs' Extinction Takes Top Prize
October 16, 2008
New Master's Programs Will Train Sustainable Development Leaders
October 10, 2008
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Millennium Villages Director Pedro Sanchez Among 228th Class
October 10, 2008
Urban Earthquakes, Nuclear Bombs and 9/11
October 07, 2008
Protecting African Farmers from Climate Extremes
October 01, 2008
Investor's Guide Aims to Open West African Nation
September 19, 2008
Curbing Coal Emissions Alone Might Avert Climate Danger, Say Researchers
September 12, 2008
Financier Bill Gross Selling More of His Celebrated Stamp Collection for Millennium Villages
September 10, 2008
Top Science Award Goes To Climate Researcher Wallace Broecker
September 08, 2008
Look At Glaciers Past Suggests Greenland Melting Could Rapidly Heighten Sea Level
September 03, 2008
Earthquakes May Endanger New York More Than Thought, Says Study
August 21, 2008
Tides Foundation Awards $1.9 million Matching Challenge Gift to the Earth Institute to Promote Sustainable Urban Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
August 14, 2008
New York Launches Survival Strategy For Climate Change
August 14, 2008
Is the Hudson Swimmable? New Program Aims to Test the Waters
July 24, 2008
Amazon Outflow is Found to Power Ocean Capture of Carbon Dioxide
July 23, 2008
Undersea Volcanic Rocks May Offer Vast Repository for Greenhouse Gas
July 14, 2008
Climate Change May Challenge National Security, Classified Report Warns
July 02, 2008
Rare Stamps Auctioned for $1.6 million for Projects in Africa by PIMCO’s Bill Gross
June 18, 2008
Warming Climate is Changing Life on Global Scale
May 14, 2008
The Earth Institute Site Named Best Education Site for the 12th Annual Webby Awards
May 12, 2008
Climate Modelers See Modern Echo in ‘30s Dust Bowl
May 05, 2008
Southern Flavor in the Arctic
May 01, 2008
Columbia University and Vale Launch Center on Sustainable International Investment
April 29, 2008
Global Food Crisis Golden Opportunity for African Farmers
April 25, 2008
Scientists and Low-Income City Schools to Link in Field Studies
April 07, 2008
Climate Change Will Hit Transport Systems Hard, Says Government Panel
March 12, 2008
New Yorkers Fear Impacts of Climate Change, And Want to Act
March 06, 2008
New Seafloor Cores Show Tight Bond Between Dust And Past Climates
February 28, 2008
Voyage To Southern Ocean Aims To Understand Air-Sea Fluxes Of Greenhouse Gases
February 22, 2008
Scientists Make First Map Of Emerging Disease Hotspots
February 20, 2008
India Honors Earth Institute Economist Nirupam Bajpai for Development Work
January 29, 2008
New 'Global Classroom' on Sustainable Development
January 29, 2008
Global Environmental Scorecard Gives U.S. Low Rank
January 23, 2008
PepsiCo Foundation announces major new grant to the Earth Institute at Columbia University to promote global water sustainability
January 22, 2008
2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year
January 16, 2008
Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System
January 10, 2008
Climate Change , Seen Through the Eyes of Scientist and Poet
December 19, 2007
Red Cross/Red Crescent Join With Climate Institute to Forecast Disasters
December 11, 2007
Supporting Conservation in Latin America
December 07, 2007
Lamont Scientists Present Findings on Hidden Dangers of Climate Change, Natural Hazards
December 07, 2007
Geochemistry Building Will Expand Knowledge of Earth
December 04, 2007
Toll of Climate Change on World Food Supply Could Be Worse Than Thought
December 03, 2007
Water Expert Wins Presidential Award
November 29, 2007
New Research Ship Will Look Deep Under Oceans
November 13, 2007
Earth Institute Colleagues Share in the Nobel Peace Prize
October 12, 2007
University Launches New Climate Center
January 29, 2007
