MacArthur Fellowship and other notable accolades, why Earth's continents are stable, where soil meets data, AI and SDGs, impact of climate change on water systems, mercury emissions, hidden earthquake faults, art meets science, Day in Life of Hudson & Harbor, more! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LNYQbm

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

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.

💡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.

Excited to announce our #EGU26 session on Climate Risk Assessment for Finance & Insurance Sectors with @mattpriestley.bsky.social A. Ciullo @hcbloomfield19.bsky.social @natalieslord.bsky.social meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio... @iiasa.ac.at @riskkan.bsky.social @lamont.columbia.edu

🧵1/3 The Memory of Darkness, Light, & Ice is about Cold War-era military camp in Greenland where scientists unearthed plant/insect remains under ice...evidence region was once ice-free. "It's a warning for us today," says paleoclimatologist Dorothy Peteet of research team that made this discovery.

🦪 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

🌿 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

📣#MTTM Dr. Henry Holm is a postdoc researcher working with C-CoMP and the Dyhrman and Hurley lab groups @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @lamont.columbia.edu. He is a chemical 🧪oceanographer by training and thinks a lot about how phytoplankton move carbon through the ocean 🌊.

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.

📣 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

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

“We’re working to create the first complete map of the planet. How inspiring is that?” ~Vicki Ferrini @lamont.columbia.edu #mapthegaps #oceanfloorexplore

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

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/

#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

🚢 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.

💚🌍 Thank you to our amazing community for outstanding support of Lamont science on #ColumbiaGivingDay! Special thanks to our generous challenge match donor for doubling the impact! 😍 See your collective support: https://givingday.columbia.edu/pages/columbia-climate-school

🕛 There's still time to stand with science and make your #ColumbiaGivingDay gift to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory! 🌍 With research funding uncertain, your gift will help propel scientific discovery. 🤩 And thanks to a $50K match, your gift will have double the impact! 🎁 https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

TODAY Oct 21 is #ColumbiaGivingDay! Making your first-ever gift? Every gift from a new donor will be matched, every 100 gifts will unlock extra $, and thanks to a generous $50K challenge match, all gifts to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will have double the impact! Donate: https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

TODAY Oct 21 is #ColumbiaGivingDay! With research funding increasingly uncertain, your gift to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is essential to fund critical research for the future of our planet, and thanks to $50K match, will have 2X the impact. Stand with science today! 🎁 https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

🕛 #ColumbiaGivingDay begins tonight! 🦉Donate to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory when the clock strikes 12-1am ET, and you could earn us extra $ for critical scientific research. Thanks to a generous $50K match, your gift will have 2X the impact. Stand with science today: https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

🥾🏞️ On Long Path Trail hike near @lamont.columbia.edu, LDEO scientists Nicole Davi, Bärbel Hönisch, Jerry McManus, Terry Plank, Ajit Subramaniam visited the grave of pioneering geophysicist/Lamont founder Maurice "Doc" Ewing in Rockland Cemetery. 📜 LDEO history: lamont.columbia.edu/about/histor...

🗓️Tue Oct 21 is #ColumbiaGivingDay! At a time when research funding is uncertain, your gift to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will fund critical research for the future of our planet, with double the impact thanks to $50K match from an anonymous donor: https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

🚢 R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau reported from MGL 2510 as the cruise blog went live from the open ocean to record the journey, share the science, and invite others to be part of the adventure: https://galapagostriplejunctionobs.github.io/

The issue is not if AI matters for sustainable development, but how to apply it in ways that decrease costs, expand access, improve decision-making, and don't further deepen inequality, writes @lamont.columbia.edu climate scientist Marco Tedesco. Via State of the Planet.

Extreme weather events are linked to climate change, and while the "overall picture" has been wetter in recent years, "the rainfall comes more in extreme events, and then you can go for very long periods without rain," says @lamont.columbia.edu expert @mukund24rao.bsky.social. Via @nytimes.com.

In this Q&A, @lamont.columbia.edu soil systems scientist Yushu Xia talks about her innovative research projects to understand and improve soil health; the importance of community and student engagement; and ways to stay ahead in a changing scientific landscape: lamont.columbia.edu/news/where-s...

R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau reported from the field during MGL 2510 as the team deployed a next-gen autonomous float powered by the sea. 🚢 Learn more: instagram.com/p/DP4m6J5jjn9

🗓️ Oct 21 is #ColumbiaGivingDay! Your gift to @lamont.columbia.edu will fund critical research for the future of our planet, with double the impact thanks to $50K match from an anonymous donor. With research funding increasingly uncertain, your support is vital: https://bit.ly/4nUCFPb

🏆 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu structural geologist Folarin Kolawole, recipient of the Jason Morgan Early Career Award from @agu.org for outstanding and significant contributions to tectonophysics! #AGU25 ➡️ www.agu.org/user-profile...

🏆 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu tree ring scientist Ed Cook, recipient of the Roger Revelle Medal from @agu.org for outstanding contributions in climate science! #AGU25 ➡️ Learn more about Cook and this prestigious honor: www.agu.org/user-profile...

💡 Oct 27 2-4pm ET: Join us for Columbia Climate School Postdoctoral Research Symposium, featuring work by postdocs Ariana Salas Castillo, Amel Derras Chouk, Peterson Faina, Kevin Schwarzwald, moderated by program co-directors Suzana Camargo and Michael Puma: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/colum...

On Oct 15 1:30pm ET, join @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Dean @jelaniya.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu Dean Alexis Abramson for Truth, Trust, & the Climate Beat, a virtual conversation on communicating the science of climate change with clarity & depth: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/deans...

Feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? You're not alone. On Oct 20 6pm ET, join experts from Columbia Climate School and @lamont.columbia.edu for a virtual conversation on what climate responsibility looks like at personal, local, & systemic levels. RSVP: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/share...

📣 Join us on Friday, October 31 for Columbia Climate & Sustainability’s Graduate Open House in NYC! 🎓🌱 Hear from Dean Alexis Abramson + program sessions 📚, faculty panel 🎤, student voices 👥, and optional trip to legendary @lamont.columbia.edu! RSVP ➡ apply.climate.columbia.edu/portal/event...

Major global carbon cycle study, Earth's crust tearing apart, improving soil health, ailing ocean carbon sink, extreme Indian rainfall, preserving old timbers, School of Rock, Giving Day, Ripple Effects workshop, LDEO Field Station community science, more! ➡️ createsend.com/t/d-46917D32...

🌊 HS students, explore how climate change is impacting Earth's water systems in our virtual, 7-week pre-college workshop (Sat mornings Oct 18-Dec 6) led by @lamont.columbia.edu's Margie Turrin and Marisa Annunziato. ✅ REGISTER TODAY (Closing Soon!): www.climate.columbia.edu/ripple-effec...

On Oct 9-11, join us at the Columbia Forum for a 3-day event exploring Capoeira, social memory, and climate resilience through panels, movement and music workshops, and oral histories hosted by Center for Science & Society. Free/open to the public! Register: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/vem-c...

Archaeologist, Columbia Climate School associate professor, and 2025 MacArthur fellow #MacFellow Kristina Douglass shares her work with communities in Madagascar exploring past human adaptation to inform solutions to today's climate challenges: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/04/03/s...

Kristina G. Douglass, an archaeologist and Columbia Climate School associate professor whose community-based research uses lessons from the past to help communities adapt to climate change, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow! Via State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/08/a...

📣 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: lamont.columbia.edu/about/postdo...

Everyday items like coffee machines, video games consoles, and laptop chargers can drain energy even when they’re turned off, accounting for 5 to 10% of nationwide home energy use. Columbia Climate School Dean and energy expert Alexis Abramson explains what you can do about it. Via PBS NewsHour.

At "9 North," one of the most studied mid-ocean ridge segments in the world, Lamont's R/V Marcus G. Langseth continues to document the story of a changing seafloor. 🚢 Learn more: instagram.com/p/DPY_7olDAcx/

Before the science starts, the heavy lifting begins! R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau reports on the largest geophysical loadout a U.S. academic research vessel has ever seen! 🚢 Learn more: instagram.com/p/DPY7fOrEhBe/

Leaving electronic devices plugged in can account for "...about 5-10% of home energy use, depending on factors like the age of the equipment...what kind of systems you have and how much they've improved over time," says energy expert Alexis Abramson, dean of Climate School. Via @the-independent.com.