Researchers say sudden, short-lived droughts in New England may become more frequent, putting farms, grasslands and water supply systems at risk, writes Columbia Climate School MA Climate & Society student @ryankrugman.bsky.social. Via @insideclimatenews.org.

On Nov 12 4-4:30pm ET, join us for When Collective Action Works: Revisiting the Montreal Protocol with @benbaraga.bsky.social of @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social! Learn more/RSVP for this Climate LIVE K12 virtual session (FREE but registration required): www.climate.columbia.edu/events/clima...

At @cop30brazil.bsky.social, Center for Earth Ethics‬ founder/exec director @karennagore.bsky.social will support global ethical stocktake wherein nations take stock of commitments centered on morals, ethics, culture, community to understand the stakes. 🦜 More #COP30: www.climate.columbia.edu/cop30

If companies are investing in catastrophe bonds, & they don’t want to see the payouts, then a better investment in preventing the disaster from beginning is the best way to protect that investment. We need it on all sides, noted Jeff Schlegelmilch. ow.ly/7gHn50XoovL @climate.columbia.edu @grist.org

At our recent Postdoc Research Symposium—moderated by program directors Suzana Camargo and Michael Puma—we caught up with Ariana Salas Castillo to learn about her work on political economy of public transportation reform in cities. ℹ️ Columbia Climate School postdoc program: https://bit.ly/4qNojSu

So excited for the incomparable @linseymarr.bsky.social's visit next week to give the prestigious Elmer Gaden lecture! @columbiaseas.bsky.social @climate.columbia.edu @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

At our recent Postdoc Research Symposium—moderated by program directors Suzana Camargo and Michael Puma—we caught up with Peterson Faina to learn about his work on hydroclimate in Southern Madagascar. ℹ️ Columbia Climate School postdoc program: https://bit.ly/4qNojSu

What really happened on Easter Island? New study led by PhD student Red Stein with LDEO paleoclimatologists Dorothy Peteet, Billy D'Andrea, and colleagues challenges narratives of societal "collapse," showing that Rapanui communities adapted to climate stress with resilience: https://bit.ly/47Ndirz

At our recent Postdoc Research Symposium—moderated by program directors Suzana Camargo and Michael Puma—we caught up with Kevin Schwarzwald to learn about his work on socioeconomic impacts of climate change and future risk. ℹ️ Columbia Climate School postdoc program: https://bit.ly/4qNojSu

As @billgates.bsky.social's open letter on climate action conveys, we must move beyond fear-driven narratives to focus on what people value most, measuring climate action by lives improved, not just emissions reduced, writes Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson. Via @fortune.com.

Climate politics can no longer focus only on preventing future catastrophes. It must now also encompass struggles over how society manages climate impacts already reshaping economic and social life, writes Leah Aronowsky, @climate.columbia.edu assistant professor of climate. Via @theguardian.com.

Who decides how we adapt to climate change? | Leah Aronowsky

💡What an inspiring Climate & Sustainability Graduate Programs Open House featuring 6 interdisciplinary degrees (climate.columbia.edu/education) that prepare future leaders for rapidly changing planet. Among highlights, Dean Alexis Abramson, faculty and student panels, and visit to LDEO!

#ICYMI @nowhari.bsky.social visits the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Core Repository, a vast archive of core samples capturing Earth's history of climate change, where climate scientist Maureen Raymo studies paleoclimatology to understand past, present, and future climate. Via PBS WNET THIRTEEN.

"As we begin a new administration, we have an opportunity to go further on climate and deliver lasting results," writes Alexis Abramson, dean of Columbia Climate School, outlining specific actions to achieve a future-ready city for all New Yorkers. Via NY Daily News.

A new study by Penn State's Andrew Smye and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Peter Kelemen solves the mystery of how Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable for billions of years, with implications beyond geologic history. Learn more: https://bit.ly/43aHtHQ

📣 Postdoc opportunity alert! Join our dynamic community of Earth, environmental, and climate scientists as LDEO postdoctoral fellow. Principal criteria: scientific excellence + clear plan to investigate problems at forefront of Earth science. ➡️ Apply by Nov 7: https://bit.ly/3WRD6xT

As part of Lamont's Research as Art 2025, visual artist and artist-in-residence at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Kate Doyle facilitated a paint pour where the community worked together to create collaborative art pieces where "you have the intellect and the heart represented together."

Both artists and scientists strive to see the world in new ways, and to communicate that vision. Lamont's Research as Art 2025—organized by Ally Peccia, Aviva Intveld, Caitlin Locke, Hanna Anderson, Lindsay Hogan, and Phoebe Salowey—celebrates these endeavors and showcases Lamont research.

On Nov 5 6pm China Standard Time (UTC+8), join us virtually to explore how climate finance is transforming Asia with Lisa Sachs, director of @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social and our MS in Climate Finance program developed with @columbiabusiness.bsky.social. RSVP: apply.climate.columbia.edu/register/?id...

Now available! This Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primer, DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT, will be useful for undergraduate and graduate courses, and it is relevant and accessible to practitioners and other interested readers. buff.ly/CYDBmsM #NaturalDisasters @climate.columbia.edu

@ncdp.bsky.social director Jeff Schlegelmilch shares his expectations for @cop30brazil.bsky.social on adaptation funding and Indigenous rights. 🦜 Learn more about our #COP30 events/coverage: www.climate.columbia.edu/cop30

Coffee production faces a growing crisis due poverty, climate change, environmental degradation, chronic underinvestment. New @unsdsn.org / @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social handbook outlines collaborative investment planning methodology and looks to @cop30brazil.bsky.social to put it into practice. #COP30

🌾 A new @agmip.bsky.social paper by Columbia Climate School researchers and colleagues presents a novel framework for integrating nutrient dynamics into crop models, offering key insights into targeting and strengthening nutrition interventions in a changing climate: agmip.org/nutrient-dyn...

A new #AgMIP paper in Nature Climate Change presents a novel framework for integrating nutrient dynamics into crop models, offering key insights into targeting and strengthening nutrition interventions in a changing climate. Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌿 Climate LIVE K12, our free interactive online learning series, features our experts and students talking about everything from climate justice, biodiversity systems, fashion, and energy to youth-focused climate solutions. We welcome learners of all ages! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oJhejQ

Columbia chief climate/sustainability officer @dzarrilli.bsky.social, former NYC chief climate policy advisor, discusses lessons on climate resilience & adaptation from NYC's post-Hurricane Sandy recovery effort that can help cities worldwide prepare for escalating climate risks. Via The Epicenter.

"I am optimistic that even as AI use grows, advances in processing efficiency will prevent energy consumption from rising as sharply as predicted," says Alexis Abramson, dean of Columbia Climate School and energy efficiency expert. Via @tbsnews.bsky.social.

A lack of weather data often leaves African communities vulnerable. Convergent efforts to improve observational networks are slowly filling the gaps, including ENACTS (Enhancing National Climate Services) developed by Columbia Climate School expert Tufa Dinku and colleagues. Via @agu.org Eos.

As countries prepare their next round of NDCs, pledges to cut emissions and adapt to climate change, the challenge will be to turn ambition into capital flows, write Darius Nassiry of @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social and Ina Hoxha of @climatebonds.bsky.social. #COP30 Via Environmental Finance.

In the wake of #HurricaneMelissa making landfall in Jamaica, @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social joins Connecting America to discuss recovery efforts and effects of this devastating Category 5 storm.

"Before, during and after extreme weather events such as hurricanes, it is very common for underserved areas to lose electricity and infrastructure access first, and then regain those services last," says @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social. Via @nytimes.com.

🦪 Columbia Community, join us Nov 7 1:30pm ET for conversation with Andrew Zimmern & Barton Seaver, co-authors of The Blue Food Cookbook: Delicious Seafood Recipes for a Sustainable Future, moderated by Sandra Goldmark, Columbia Climate School assoc dean engagement & impact. 🦞 https://bit.ly/3LhrxND

🍽️ What’s your favourite meal, and do you cook it or eat it elsewhere? In our latest #BiteTheTalk episode, Dr. Jessica Fanzo & Ty Beal share their top dishes while unpacking the Global Food Systems Dashboard, a tool transforming how we see food from farm to fork. 🎧 Listen in: bit.ly/3LgyGhb

AI is reshaping healthcare across the MENA region, but progress isn't equal. New FII Institute report by Yanis Ben Amor & Asmaa AbuMezied of Columbia Climate School Center for Sustainable Development identifies challenges + strategic actions for health systems across region: https://bit.ly/47mPhYc

The biggest category people tend to neglect when thinking about emergency preparedness, @jonathansury.bsky.social noted, is intangibles. This can be a family communication plan, a prearranged meeting spot, prescription lists, and more. ow.ly/7y1350XiyAP @climate.columbia.edu @wired.com

There are more reporting surface weather stations in the country of Germany than across all of Africa, leaving many African communities without accurate forecasts. eos.org/features/bui...

Check out our infographic to learn about major moments in the history of COP, thematic days at #COP30, and the difference between the Blue and Green Zones. Via State of the Planet: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/24/infographic-moments-that-paved-the-path-to-cop30/

This #InternationalDayofClimateAction, we're highlighting our work through the Global Network for Popular Transportation Join GNPT on Oct 28th, to explore how 2&3 wheeler electrification can support broader climate action, hosted with VREF & @climate.columbia.edu's PRISM Register: bit.ly/47hZ6rL

Resulting from latest AVERT (avert.ldeo.columbia.edu) workshop at Costa Rica's Poás volcano, drone-based method offers a promising tool for extending soil gas measurements to hazardous or hard-to-reach environments, contributing to safer, more comprehensive volcano monitoring: https://bit.ly/3JgH1B4

Taking place in the Amazon—a region characterized by biodiversity and resilient communities—brings hope that #COP30 will be decisive in announcing new targets, tracking progress, and aligning global efforts to avert climate disasters and protect future generations: https://bit.ly/47rsXws

Chimi Dorji has spent last 7 years working on climate action, environmental conservation, community development in Bhutan. As a member of Columbia Climate School's inaugural MS Climate Finance class, he aims to deepen his expertise to bring home to Bhutan and beyond: https://bit.ly/4oz1OP0

Even the beautiful game isn’t immune to the effects of climate change 🌡️🌎 @sammymewy.bsky.social sat down with Columbia Climate Professor Dr. Radley Horton to explore how the climate crisis is already impacting soccer.

On @womensgamemib.bsky.social with @sammymewy.bsky.social, @climate.columbia.edu professor of climate Radley Horton discusses how climate change, extreme heat, and extreme weather are transforming the world of sports, from the impact on athletes' health to how leagues and major events adapt.

Why do sailors say “port” and “starboard”? R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau explains from Puntarenas, Costa Rica as expedition MGL 2510 wrapped up. 🚢 Learn more: instagram.com/p/DQKh1xJEpDE/

🚢 R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau reported from MGL 2510 as the final ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) was deployed into the Pacific at the Galápagos Triple Junction after careful planning, long hours, and teamwork from desk to lab and deck.

Real-world engineering, logistical, and political constraints of SAI—a method proposed to mitigate global warming—could make it far riskier and more expensive than expected, finds a new study by Columbia's Miranda Hack, @vfmcneill.bsky.social, @steingart.bsky.social, @gwagner.com. Via @gizmodo.com.

#ICYMI Columbia Climate School's Jeffrey Shaman, Leah Aronowsky, and Sandra Goldmark and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Robin Bell have a candid conversation about what climate responsibility looks like at personal, local, and systemic levels. 🎥 youtu.be/2wt98zwoRts

Alexis Abramson, dean of Columbia Climate School and energy efficiency expert, weighs in on how AI may actually help us use energy more efficiently and pollute less. Via @apnews.com.

#ICYMI Deans Alexis Abramson of @climate.columbia.edu and @jelaniya.bsky.social of @columbiajournalism.bsky.social discuss how journalists & researchers can communicate the science of climate change with clarity and depth to foster informed action in a rapidly changing world. 🎥 youtu.be/REx_GQfLMVU