Climate Change: A View From the Deep Sea
A discussion with Columbia paleoceanographer Peter B. deMenocal
ALSO ON STREETSBLOG
Panel: Climate Change in NYC: Designing and Building for What’s to Come
By Aaron Donovan |
According to Columbia University’s Center for Climate Systems Research, the sea level around New York City may rise more than two feet by the year 2080. In addition, "flooding by major storms would inundate many low-lying neighborhoods and shut down the metropolitan transportation system with much greater frequency." Increases in average temperature in the same […]
New York City’s Push For Sustainability in the Face of Global Climate Change
By Aaron Donovan |
A talk by Stuart R. Gaffin, Ph.D., Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University & NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Spurred by recent observational evidence that climate change may be occurring more quickly than anticipated — the current spate of record high temperature years, rapid ice melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet, for example […]
Lecture: Practical Approaches to Climate Change
By Aaron Donovan |
The Earth Institute’s Office of Educational Programs presents, "Practical Approaches to Climate Change," the annual Student Lecture with Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
The Effect of Climate Change on Transpo Infrastructure
By Sarah Goodyear |
A sobering post today from the Streetsblog Network on the importance of preparing our transportation system for the effects of climate change. Megan McConville at The City Fix reports on a panel titled "Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change," hosted by the Engineers Forum on Sustainability. The message? "We can no longer focus exclusively on […]
Discussion of Climate Change: Sir Nicholas Stern
By Aaron Donovan |
Sir Nicholas Stern, former Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank, issued his 700-page report for the British government in October of 2006. The widely-discussed report outlines the effects of climate change on the world economy, in addition to recommending early action and suggesting guidelines for global policy.
The Connection That Can’t Be Ignored: Sandy and Climate Change
By Angie Schmitt |
If there’s any good news to come out of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, it’s that political leaders and the press are actually talking about climate change. At the end of a long campaign season with barely a mention of the issue, it’s a relief to hear some sane discussion of the issue based on […]