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A look back at the stories and videos that shaped our year at State of the Planet.

An international team, including researchers from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is attempting to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.

The results of a recent community effort highlight the rapid decline of glaciers worldwide, as well as the importance and challenges of glacier monitoring.

Check out a guide to some of our notable research at this year's AGU conference.

In a recent study, scientists determined that climate change-induced glacial melt may cause more earthquakes.

The future sustainability of the delta depends on the balance of sea level rise, the subsidence of the land, and the deposition of sediments that can help maintain the land.

Mike Steckler travels around the coastal zone of the world’s largest delta in Bangladesh to repair GNSS (GPS) instruments.

Published today in JAMA, a 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water reduced the risk of death from chronic illnesses, compared with continued exposure.

After finishing fixing their global navigation satellite system equipment in Sylhet, Mike Steckler and his team traveled south to repair more stations in Comilla, then to Dhaka and the coast.

Archaeologists and local First Nations groups have uncovered early evidence that reshapes our historical understanding of high-altitude human occupation and mobility.

Columbia and Climate School representatives share their goals for this year's global climate summit in Brazil.

Mike Steckler is back in Sylhet, Bangladesh, to repair GNSS stations that are monitoring tectonics and earthquake hazards, and measuring the sinking of the land in the world's biggest delta.