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Analyses of tiny shelled creatures from the distant past allow scientists to understand what might happen to the climate today.
Greenland is melting—but why and how quickly is the subject of research by polar climate scientist Marco Tedesco.
Columbia Climate School and Columbia Engineering win a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop AI for sustainable waterways and ocean health.
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