Guest's articles Environmental Science Five Ways To Make Your Life More Sustainable – State of the Planet Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission As exciting as it is when certain records are bested, others are better left alone. Case in point: Last year was the warmest year on record. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above NASA’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which tops the record set in 2023. The new […] Written by Guest April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Melting Glaciers Reveal Clues to Climate Adaptation in Norway’s Mountains – State of the Planet Glacial archaeologists have recently discovered the second prehistoric ski of a pair of skis at Digervarden, a mountain in central Norway. Found just five meters from where the first one was uncovered seven years earlier, the ski was radiocarbon-dated to 1,300 years ago. As global warming leads to more glacial retreat, many artifacts have surfaced […] Written by Guest April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science U.N. Celebrates First World Glacier Day – State of the Planet Melting glaciers can have profound effects on nations all over the world—from mountain communities to small island states. At the U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday, March 21, U.N. General Assembly President Philémon Yang closed the proceedings of the inaugural World Glacier Day with a stark warning: “We cannot afford to wait, we must […] Written by Guest March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science MPA-ESP Students Named Finalists in ESG Dilemma Design Challenge – State of the Planet When Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) students Fatou Kiné Gueye, Jada Johnson and Kimberly (Mingyue) Liu entered the ESG Dilemma Design Challenge, they saw an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to a real-world financial scenario. Developed by the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism and co-sponsored by the Erb Institute and […] Written by Guest March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Meet the Group Monitoring Oregon’s Shrinking Glaciers – State of the Planet As a climate scientist with over 25 years of experience, Anders Carlson understands the significant loss Oregon’s glaciers are facing. In 2020, this awareness led him to found the Oregon Glaciers Institute (OGI), a nonprofit institute run by a core group of volunteers, to research glacial health and inform the Oregon public about the far-reaching […] Written by Guest March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science A Case for Finding Common Ground – State of the Planet In early November 2024, I sat with some friends on the steps of Columbia University’s Low Library, feeling the sun beat down on us in our t-shirts and summer dresses. It was a whopping 70 degrees Fahrenheit outside. “It’s not supposed to be this warm,” we all agreed. My little sister called from the U.K. to […] Written by Guest March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science A Climate and Society Student on Solving the Puzzle of Climate Equity – State of the Planet Although his family comes from a small agricultural community in Southern Florida, Jarrod Sims was born and raised in New York City. This contrast has helped shape Sims’s curiosity about the environment around him. His background in environmental geosciences has allowed him to explore a range of fields—from soil testing to corporate sustainability—before finding his […] Written by Guest February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Mount Rainier White-Tailed Ptarmigan Finally Receives a ‘Threatened’ Species Designation – State of the Planet In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for Biological Diversity first petitioned for its listing. This designation is meant to help preserve the bird, whose survival depends on the glaciers of […] Written by Guest February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Honoring Iceland’s Changing Glacial Landscape – State of the Planet In May 2023, artists Jim Schantz and Peter Bremers traveled to Iceland’s Vatnajökull— the second largest glacier in Europe. Witnessing the colossal ice formations up-close, as well as the markers of climate change they carry, inspired the two artists to collaborate on “Homage to the Glacier,” a recent exhibition at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, […] Written by Guest January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science How Attribution Science Fuels Climate Justice – State of the Planet On January 9, as deadly wildfires raged across the Los Angeles area, destroying thousands of structures and displacing tens of thousands of residents, Columbia University hosted the first day of its Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference. Co-organized by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School, the conference brought together […] Written by Guest January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Tips for a Greener Holiday – State of the Planet Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels The holiday season is known as a time for giving, but this is somewhat of a misnomer. Because as much as we give and gift, we also take from the resources around us. A few years back, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency even calculated a 25-percent increase in household waste […] Written by Guest December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Reflecting on COP29 and the Need for Radical Collaboration – State of the Planet The author, left, and filmmaker Sumit Rezwan Shahriar, at COP29 My journey from New York City to Baku, Azerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate change conference (COP29), took me over seven thousand miles of earth and sea. I arrived in Baku at night, where colorful, flame-shaped towers define the landscape of this city. Once […] Written by Guest December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Environmental Science Five Ways To Make Your Life More Sustainable – State of the Planet Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission As exciting as it is when certain records are bested, others are better left alone. Case in point: Last year was the warmest year on record. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above NASA’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which tops the record set in 2023. The new […] Written by Guest April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Melting Glaciers Reveal Clues to Climate Adaptation in Norway’s Mountains – State of the Planet Glacial archaeologists have recently discovered the second prehistoric ski of a pair of skis at Digervarden, a mountain in central Norway. Found just five meters from where the first one was uncovered seven years earlier, the ski was radiocarbon-dated to 1,300 years ago. As global warming leads to more glacial retreat, many artifacts have surfaced […] Written by Guest April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science U.N. Celebrates First World Glacier Day – State of the Planet Melting glaciers can have profound effects on nations all over the world—from mountain communities to small island states. At the U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday, March 21, U.N. General Assembly President Philémon Yang closed the proceedings of the inaugural World Glacier Day with a stark warning: “We cannot afford to wait, we must […] Written by Guest March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science MPA-ESP Students Named Finalists in ESG Dilemma Design Challenge – State of the Planet When Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) students Fatou Kiné Gueye, Jada Johnson and Kimberly (Mingyue) Liu entered the ESG Dilemma Design Challenge, they saw an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to a real-world financial scenario. Developed by the Alliance for Responsible Capitalism and co-sponsored by the Erb Institute and […] Written by Guest March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Meet the Group Monitoring Oregon’s Shrinking Glaciers – State of the Planet As a climate scientist with over 25 years of experience, Anders Carlson understands the significant loss Oregon’s glaciers are facing. In 2020, this awareness led him to found the Oregon Glaciers Institute (OGI), a nonprofit institute run by a core group of volunteers, to research glacial health and inform the Oregon public about the far-reaching […] Written by Guest March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science A Case for Finding Common Ground – State of the Planet In early November 2024, I sat with some friends on the steps of Columbia University’s Low Library, feeling the sun beat down on us in our t-shirts and summer dresses. It was a whopping 70 degrees Fahrenheit outside. “It’s not supposed to be this warm,” we all agreed. My little sister called from the U.K. to […] Written by Guest March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science A Climate and Society Student on Solving the Puzzle of Climate Equity – State of the Planet Although his family comes from a small agricultural community in Southern Florida, Jarrod Sims was born and raised in New York City. This contrast has helped shape Sims’s curiosity about the environment around him. His background in environmental geosciences has allowed him to explore a range of fields—from soil testing to corporate sustainability—before finding his […] Written by Guest February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Mount Rainier White-Tailed Ptarmigan Finally Receives a ‘Threatened’ Species Designation – State of the Planet In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for Biological Diversity first petitioned for its listing. This designation is meant to help preserve the bird, whose survival depends on the glaciers of […] Written by Guest February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Honoring Iceland’s Changing Glacial Landscape – State of the Planet In May 2023, artists Jim Schantz and Peter Bremers traveled to Iceland’s Vatnajökull— the second largest glacier in Europe. Witnessing the colossal ice formations up-close, as well as the markers of climate change they carry, inspired the two artists to collaborate on “Homage to the Glacier,” a recent exhibition at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, […] Written by Guest January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science How Attribution Science Fuels Climate Justice – State of the Planet On January 9, as deadly wildfires raged across the Los Angeles area, destroying thousands of structures and displacing tens of thousands of residents, Columbia University hosted the first day of its Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference. Co-organized by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School, the conference brought together […] Written by Guest January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Tips for a Greener Holiday – State of the Planet Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels The holiday season is known as a time for giving, but this is somewhat of a misnomer. Because as much as we give and gift, we also take from the resources around us. A few years back, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency even calculated a 25-percent increase in household waste […] Written by Guest December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Reflecting on COP29 and the Need for Radical Collaboration – State of the Planet The author, left, and filmmaker Sumit Rezwan Shahriar, at COP29 My journey from New York City to Baku, Azerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate change conference (COP29), took me over seven thousand miles of earth and sea. I arrived in Baku at night, where colorful, flame-shaped towers define the landscape of this city. Once […] Written by Guest December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
