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Regrown Tropical Forests May Have Short Lifespans, Says New Study

Can Nuclear Generation Help Reduce European Reliance on Russian Gas?

Scientists Find Surprisingly Stable Carbon Uptake by Land and Oceans From Air

Columbia Climate School Update

The Earth Institute is proud to announce that we will take on a central role in the new Columbia Climate School. In order to make this transition seamless, over the next few months we will be transferring a number of Earth Institute properties to the Columbia Climate School, including this website... [read more]

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Barisal and the Eastern Channel

Was It a Flash Flood or Not? Categorizing Disaster Types in Historical Records

COVID-19 Resources and Communications

Summer 2022 Paid Internships with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Q&A With Haein Shin on Advancing Educational Equity

Virtual Student Events Calendar

Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: What’s New in the Latest IPCC Release

Students Secure Funding to Prototype Lamppost Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

Disaster Expert Testifies in Congress Regarding Future Pandemics

March 24, 2022

Building a Fire-Safe America in a Changing Climate

March 28, 2022

Teaching Climate Change Education in Schools of Education

April 20, 2022

Can you Outsmart Disaster? Make Your National Disaster Plan with An Uncertain Forecast

May 4, 2022

How Do We Know the Temperature of the Earth?

The Great Pivot: Climate Action and the Finance Sector

As the summer of severe extremes draws to close, awareness of climate change consequences—raging wildfires, blazing heatwaves, devastating floods, severe hurricanes—underscores the need for action. What does it take to cut greenhouse gas emissions enough to bend the global warming curve?

Biden-Harris Administration

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris enter office with a long list of substantial challenges to tackle — including a raging pandemic, a shaky economy, the climate crisis, and a legacy of racial injustice. Scholars within the Earth Institute and the broader Columbia University community will be holding the administration accountable to its promises.