Lamont in the Media
June 17, 2026
A Snapshot of Continental Crust in the Making
Earth & Climate Science News
I am back in Bangladesh once more to investigate the balance between sea level rise, the sinking of the land, and the filling of the space with sediments.
Evidence suggests that this major ocean current, which influences the weather in parts of Europe and the U.S., is already changing.
The PlastiX-Snow project will track microplastics that contaminate Earth’s most remote and pristine locations.
Report finds extreme heat, coastal storm surge, inland flooding and more violent storms will significantly impact the energy systems of the New York City area in the 21st century.
Warming temperatures create two major drying trends, jeopardizing corn and soybean crops.
Using old tree rings and archival documents, historians and climate scientists have detailed an extreme cold period in Scotland in the 1690s that caused immense suffering. It may have lessons for Brexit-era politics.
Tropical fossils found in a Greenland ice core hint at volcanic eruptions that threw the world into darkness from 536 to 537 A.D.
The project earned grad student Anna Barth a grand prize in the American Geophysical Union’s competition on Data Visualization and Storytelling.
A variety of undergraduate research assistant positions are available. Apply by January 29, 2020.
A variety of undergraduate, graduate and PhD positions are available in various departments and research centers. Apply by January 29, 2019.
The “walking rock” track suggests that a massive volcanic winter may have frozen the tropics during the dawn of the dinosaur age.
