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Causes, Impacts and Recovery – State of the Planet

As devastating wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area, Columbia Climate School experts are doing their best to determine how these fires became so catastrophic and what’s needed for recovery. In an interview with NPR, Mingfang Ting, a professor of climate at the Columbia Climate School, speaks about the key characteristics of the […]
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2024 Confirmed As Hottest Year on Record, Part of Sustained Upward March – State of the Planet

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above the agency’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which tops the record set in 2023. The new record comes after 15 consecutive months (June […]
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Climate School Expands Faculty – State of the Planet

The Columbia Climate School’s faculty will expand beginning on January 1, 2025. “With the addition of these new faculty, along with the incoming Climate School dean Alexis Abramson, who will be a professor of climate, the school’s faculty will increase to 29 in the new year,” said interim dean Jeffrey Shaman. The following faculty will join the Climate School […]
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Our Top Stories of 2024 – State of the Planet

2024 was another record-breaking year—global temperatures continued to rise; an especially active hurricane season left a trail of destruction in the U.S; catastrophic floods rattled Spain and Central Europe; and wildfires decimated parts of North and South America—to name just a few of the headlines. But it was also a year filled with exciting opportunities […]
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Columbia Climate School Delegates Reflect on COP29 – State of the Planet

Last month, more than 50,000 people from 200 countries gathered for the 29th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. For two weeks, global leaders, academics, scientists, public citizens, activists and nonprofit organizations from around the world came together to address the growing challenges and potential solutions to climate change.   […]
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Lamont-Doherty Scientists Receive Major Honors – State of the Planet

Three scientists at the Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have been honored by major scientific organizations. The American Geophysical Union has recognized Kerstin Lehnert with the Edward A. Flinn III Award. As longtime director of Lamont’s Geoinformatics group, Lehnert has worked for decades to develop innovative cyberinfrastructure that integrates geochemical and petrological data on […]
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Summer Highlights From Climate and Society Graduates – State of the Planet

As summer internships come to an end, graduates of the Columbia Climate School are heading out into the world to put their new skills and education into practice. Students in the MA in Climate and Society program have spent the past 12 months learning about climate change and social science. Offered by the Climate School […]
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Columbia Climate School Named University Partner for Climate Week NYC 2024 – State of the Planet

The Climate Group has once again selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from Sept. 22-29, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the largest annual global climate event of its kind. “We are honored once again to be the […]
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Alexis Abramson Appointed Next Dean of the Columbia Climate School – State of the Planet

Columbia University’s Interim President Katrina A. Armstrong has announced the appointment of Alexis Abramson as the next Dean of the Columbia Climate School. An expert in sustainable energy technology and advanced energy research with extensive experience in academic administration, Professor Abramson is currently Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth. She will begin […]
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Insights from the Climate School’s Earth Month Research Showcase – State of the Planet

Columbia Climate School’s Earth Month Showcase last spring celebrated student research on sustainability and climate change. The event featured presentations from Columbia’s Office of Sustainability on the progress for Plan 2030 (a 10-year strategic plan for Columbia’s New York campuses to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050); remarks from the Climate School staff; and a poster […]
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Study Finds Switching From Gas to Electric Stoves Cuts Indoor Air Pollution – State of the Planet

Switching from a gas stove to an electric induction stove can reduce indoor nitrogen dioxide air pollution, a known health hazard, by more than 50 percent according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Climate School. Photo: Ivan Radic via wikimedia Commons The study was […]
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Sheila Foster Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers – State of the Planet

Sheila Foster, Columbia Climate School visiting professor of climate and Georgetown University professor of law and public policy, has been elected as a fellow to the American College of Environmental Lawyers in recognition of her career achievements, thought leadership and significant contributions to the field of environmental law. Foster is a distinguished scholar of environmental […]
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