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In honor of Tharp's birthday, Ferrini discusses the geologist's pioneering work and how it paved the way for her own collaborative efforts to map the ocean floor.

Two of the world’s most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate.

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory researcher is helping launch an AI working group to explore how AI can support climate research without undermining ethics, equity or scientific judgment.

Climate change is already reshaping our brains. How do we act earlier, build resilience and change the trajectory for generations to come?

Air pollution expert Dan Westervelt discusses this summer's wildfires and resulting air quality in New York City and beyond.

New research shows that gas bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled, and that lava flow models need to account for bubbles to more accurately forecast where lava will stop.

Researchers studying a lake drainage event in Greenland determined that large amounts of meltwater can lead to massive glacier calving events and accelerate ice sheet loss.

As a dangerous early-summer heat wave covers swaths of the globe, Columbia Climate School experts discuss the impacts of extreme heat.

The resolution, spearheaded by Tajikistan (along with Peru and Bhutan), marks a historic first for Central Asia. It emphasizes the importance of Indigenous populations affected by glacier loss.

On Columbia’s global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Bahlau serves as the key link between scientists, crewmembers and operations on shore.

In this month's edition of our research roundup, we highlight a new study on African air pollution; deep Earth carbon recycling; and a Pacific cooling mystery.

Understanding these dynamics can help geologists assess the risk of future eruptions.