The Earth Institute was established in 1995 to advance our understanding of Earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. A world leader in ...

In collaboration with Columbia University departments and schools, we provide undergraduates with interdisciplinary education programs and co-curricular resources to complement their environmental and ...

DESCRIPTION: Mike Hulme, a University of Cambridge geographer and longtime researcher focused on the human relationship to climate, worries that the idea of climate change might be more dangerous than ...

DESCRIPTION: A special pop-up Sustain What webcast Join longtime journalist Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School in a solutions conversation with Tom Jackson, a ...

The Millennium Villages project offers a bold, innovative model for helping rural African communities lift themselves out of extreme poverty. The Millennium Villages themselves are proving that by ...

Floods Are Trapping Americans in More Ways Than One The Hill, Oct 23, 2022 Reflections on the World Food Prize Food Tank, Oct 20, 2022 Pakistan and the Fight for Climate Justice Project Syndicate, Sep ...

DESCRIPTION: Before the 20th century, from about 1400 AD to 1900 AD, glaciers were larger and climate was much colder than present. This period is known as the Little Ice Age in Europe and North ...

The Education section of this web site provides information on academic programs at all levels of study that are associated with the Earth Institute. Further information can also be obtained by ...

Presenters (Earth Institute): Brian Kahn, Presenters (Guests): Sheree Renée Thomas is a fiction writer, poet, and editor in Memphis. Her works include Nine Bar Blues, Sleeping Under the Tree of Life, ...

2021 Western North America Heat Wave Had Multiple Causes, Including Climate Change Courthouse News, Nov 28, 2022 The 2021 Heat Wave Was a Climate Change Warning Axios, Nov 28, 2022 Climate Change Is ...

Presenters (Guests): Julio Friedmann, Martin Bille Hermann, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN Francesco la Camera, Director-General, IRENA Anthony Hobley – Executive Director of Mission ...

DESCRIPTION: During the last Ice Age, a large ice sheet covered much of New York City. During this session, students will learn the clues that we look for to know that the New York City region was ...