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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 02/10/2026

The current El Niño will break all sea-surface temperature records to date and will very likely deliver unprecedented weather-related impacts around the world. Learn more from our experts via State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/10/0…

Fires rage in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, during the 2015-2016 El Niño season. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Creative Commons.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 02/10/2026

💡 Today I Learned (TIL): Hudson Defee, MS in Climate Finance The TVA was a massive energy program that had a profound impact on the environment and on society, and it offers important lessons for our own moment as we work to address the shortcomings of grid infrastructure.

Tennessee Valley Authority electricity sign at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY. Credit: Billy Hathorn, Wikimedia Commons

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 01/10/2026

💡 Today I Learned (TIL): Aasthaa Sawarkar, MS in Climate At Climate Leadership & Health: Bridging Global Diplomacy & Planetary Health during #ClimateWeekNYC, I asked: What do you want to see from youth? A: Find your expertise, educate, collaborate for change. Also: Be loud!

Aasthaa Sawarkar in front of a window with the NYC skyline. Credit: Riya Osti

Roundtable of participants at Climate Leadership & Health: Bridging Global Diplomacy & Planetary Health

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 28/09/2026

🐬 Among our Oct 17 Lamont Open House (RSVP: openhouse.ldeo.columbia.edu) and Art Meets Science at Lamont exhibits is Whimsical Science...Tiny Creatures & Big Ideas by award-winning author/illustrator Betsy Franco-Feeney. Via Hudson Valley News: bit.ly/4AxfbGB

Illustrations of various sea creatures titled Whimsical Science: Tiny Creatures & Big Ideas and author/illustrator Betsy Franco-Feeney holding one of her books with text art exhibition and programs by Betsy Franco-Feeney from September 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 30/09/2026

As part of HISEAS (hiseas.org), @lamont.columbia.edu scientists are studying fossil coral reefs in the Cook Islands to reconstruct sea levels during the Last Interglacial and improve projections of future change: bit.ly/4deH4ZW

HISEAS field team on Mangaia, Cook Islands.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 01/10/2026

🌋 Whether you're an aspiring scientist or long-time science enthusiast, @lamont.columbia.edu Open House is going to be a blast! Join us Sat Oct 17 for lab tours, hands-on activities, and talks by our world-renowned scientists. 🚌 Free shuttles! #LamontRocks 👉 RSVP: openhouse.ldeo.columbia.edu

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 30/09/2026

🔋 What does it take to build a better battery? On Oct 9, join us at Columbia Global Center Beijing or online for a talk with Professor Yan Yao on the future of energy storage followed by an overview of our graduate programs. ➡️ Learn more/register: bit.ly/4hyYly2

Beijing Preview Day from Columbia Climate School and Columbia Global Center Beijing with photos of Professor Yan Yao and Columbia campus at night. Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:30-9pm China Standard Time.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 30/09/2026

US cities are grappling with increasing climate risks, aging energy infrastructure, and rising costs. During #ClimateWeekNYC, sustainability leaders from Ann Arbor, Atlanta, and NYC joined us to share how they are working to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs: bit.ly/4jxnRq4

Annel Hernandez, Chandra Farley, Sheila Foster, and Christopher Taylor in conversation at 2026 Climate Week NYC event Cities, Energy Affordability, and Climate Action. Credit: David White Photography

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 30/09/2026

📣 Join our dynamic community of postdoctoral researcher scientists! We invite innovative doctoral candidates/recent PhD, MD, JD, ScD recipients interested in a broad range of sustainable development issues to apply for fall 2027. ➡️ Apply by Oct 30: bit.ly/4qNojSu

Aerial view of Columbia campus with text Columbia Climate School Postdoctoral Research Program, Accepting Applications Thru Oct 30!

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 29/09/2026

💡 Oct 19 2-4pm ET: Join us for our Postdoctoral Research Symposium, featuring work by postdocs Rebecca Gustine, Linqiang He, Lovees Lueong, and Pavithra Selvakumar, moderated by program co-directors Suzana Camargo and Michael Puma: bit.ly/3VYBHbh

Headshots of postdocs Rebecca Gustine, Linqiang He, Lovees Lueong, and Pavithra Selvakumar over view of Columbia campus with text Postdoctoral Research Program Symposium

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 29/09/2026

🥳 Whether you're an aspiring scientist or long-time science enthusiast, @lamont.columbia.edu Open House is for you! Join us on campus Sat Oct 17 10am-4pm for lab tours, hands-on activities, talks by our world-renowned scientists. 🚌 Free shuttles! #LamontRocks 👉 RSVP: openhouse.ldeo.columbia.edu

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 28/09/2026

"These El Niño forecasts are not abstractions of warming far in the future. They are concrete predictions of climate and weather conditions, some of which will be highly disruptive," writes Jeffrey Shaman of @climate.columbia.edu & Columbia Public Health. Via @nytimes.com. nyti.ms/4z69QV6

Satellite sea surface temperature departure in the Pacific Ocean for the month of October 2015, where darker orange-red colors are above normal temperatures and are indicative of El Niño. Credit: NOAA

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 24/09/2026

🌟 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu marine geologist William B.F. Ryan, awarded the prestigious Maurice Ewing Medal from @agu.org in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences! ➡️ www.agu.org/user-profile?cstkey=73b…

William B.F. Ryan, recipient of the 2026 AGU Maurice Ewing Medal for significant contributions to Earth and space science.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 25/09/2026

The COCO2 project—co-led by Adrienne Sutton of NOAA PMEL & @oceancarbon.bsky.social of @lamont.columbia.edu/@columbiauniversity.bsky.social—will deploy a fleet of autonomous vehicles in the inhospitable Southern Ocean to reduce uncertainty in estimates of ocean carbon sink: bit.ly/4hovFrs

The first of a new fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) being readied for deployment from Hobart, Tasmania, to begin data collection in the Southern Ocean. Credit: CSIRO/AAPP

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 28/09/2026

Seismologist Göran Ekström of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory tracks incidents like landslides and glacier collapse using tools once used only to monitor earthquakes. Learn more: lamont.columbia.edu/news/career-spe…

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 28/09/2026

Expert @jeffschlegel.bsky.social, @climate.columbia.edu professor/@ncdp.bsky.social faculty director, joins @cnn.com to discuss the potential impacts of a Super El Niño on communities across the globe: instagram.com/p/Dd1gTV8k6WS

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 25/09/2026

Back-to-back European heatwaves pushed this year's Glacier Loss Day to its second earliest date on record, indicating accelerating glacial melt across Switzerland, France, & Italy. @ncdp.bsky.social's Jeff Schelegelmilch comments on how communities must adapt. Via GlacierHub: bit.ly/4xFbnQH

Mountaineers reaching the Mont Blanc summit. Credit: Carlos Baquero / Flickr

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 24/09/2026

Join TODAY's #ClimateWeekNYC events via livestream: 12:45-1:45pm L.A. Times’ Boiling Point Live ▶️https://bit.ly/4rygEZ1 2-3:30pm Beyond the Forecast: What El Niño Reveals About Science, Society, Action ▶️https://bit.ly/4hIlQWO 5-6pm From Antalya to Addis Ababa: Making COP32 ▶️https://bit.ly/4h747YY

Collage of images of wind turbines, wild fire, crops, glaciers, and the NYC skyline with the text Climate Week NYC, September 20-27, 2026 and logos for Climate Week and Columbia Climate School, Education Partner

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 21/09/2026

Artist Selva Ozelli, whose exhibit Flags of Science CCL is on display as part of Art Meets Science at Lamont, has recently interviewed several of our amazing scientists, including Fola Kolawole, Sheean Haley, @roseatmos.bsky.social, Mike Steckler, Margie Turrin! Via TRVST: bit.ly/4hDkFrA

Fola Kolawole mapping large earthquake rupturing faults in the East African Rift Valley system. Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole

Róisín Commane on a specialized aircraft to collect data on background trace gases across global oceans. Courtesy of Róisín Commane

Mike Steckler and team disembarking into thick mud at low tide in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh, 2022. Courtesy of Mike Steckler

Margie Turrin with students at the Lamont-Doherty Hudson River Field Station examining creatures in their seining net. Courtesy of Margie Turrin

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 23/09/2026

🌟 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu geodynamicist Jacqueline Austermann, awarded a prestigious James B. Macelwane Medal from @agu.org, which recognizes outstanding early career scientists for their significant contributions to Earth and space science! ➡️ bit.ly/4hLzPu3

Jacqueline Austermann, recipient of the 2026 AGU James B. Macelwane Medal for significant contributions to Earth and space science.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 24/09/2026

🌟 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu oceanographer/carbon cycle scientist @oceancarbon.bsky.social, elected a Fellow of @agu.org for exemplary leadership and outstanding scientific achievements! ➡️ www.agu.org/user-profile?cstkey=79e…

Galen McKinley, elected 2026 AGU Fellow for exemplary leadership and outstanding scientific achievements.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 24/09/2026

🌟 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu climate scientist Gisela Winckler, also @climate.columbia.edu professor, elected a Fellow of @agu.org for exemplary leadership and outstanding scientific achievements! ➡️ www.agu.org/user-profile?cstkey=05b…

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kara Lamb @climate.columbia.edu joins today's LEAP panel discussion, "The Rise of Agentic AI: What It Means for Climate Innovation," part of #ClimateWeek at #ColumbiaEngineering. Learn more: bit.ly/4pYZKSD

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 23/09/2026

Sustainable development alum Dylan Dettloff used his @climate.columbia.edu Collaborative Research Grant to develop a Python-based decision tool to help rural and water-scarce communities identify the most suitable desalination technologies. Via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4yS9f9p

Dylan Dettloff displaying his poster at the Climate School Student Research Showcase, April 2026. Credit: Dylan Dettloff

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 22/09/2026

MS Climate Finance student Martín Urrutia Illanes, recipient of a prestigious Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship, combines engineering, renewable energy development, and financial analysis to address Chile’s climate challenges. Via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4AoNWhj

Martín Urrutia Illanes on a white horse riding in Valle Leones, a mountainous landscape with snowy peaks, in the Aysén Region of Chilean Patagonia. Credit: Clara Benavente

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 22/09/2026

Marine CO2 removal could support climate action but faces major scientific, technical, governance challenges, finds NASEM report, whose committee members include experts @romany-webb.bsky.social of @sabincenter.bsky.social & @oceancarbon.bsky.social of @lamont.columbia.edu. ➡️ bit.ly/3UXlK4X

Underwater view of schools of fish with text A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration, Consensus Study Report, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 22/09/2026

On Sep 23 2-5:30pm ET, explore proposed solutions to today’s most pressing environmental challenges in #ClimateWeekNYC SEE the Future Start-Up Competition hosted by @climate.columbia.edu, Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology, Foundations Platform F20, Vectors Capital. RSVP: bit.ly/4hlzA8u

Skyline illustration with text NYCW 2026 Start Up Competition, September 23, 2026, 2:00 to 5:30 PM. Logos include Columbia Climate School, SEE Foundation, F20, and Climate Week NYC.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026

📣 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 6: bit.ly/3WRD6xT

LDEO postdocs traversing a volcanic dike on the Olomana Trail in Oahu. Credit: Brandon Shuck

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 19/09/2026

💡 Today I Discovered (TID): Chasing Mystery Algal Bloom in Mid-Atlantic Bight This year, an extraordinary phytoplankton bloom stretched across coastal waters from MA to NJ. What caught attention of The Goes-Gomes Lab was not just its size, but who was blooming. Learn more: bit.ly/4AobRNC

Goes-Gomes Lab Manager Gia Wu with NYC DEP team. Credit: Jesus Marte, NYC DEC

Gia Wu making radiometric measurements. Credit: Jesus Marte, NYC DEC

NOAA satellite image of harmful algal blooms. Credit: NOAA CoastWatch

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 21/09/2026

On Sep 24 5-6pm ET, join us in partnership with the UNFCCC for From Antalya to Addis Ababa: Making COP32 Deliver with Lisa Sachs, Simon Stiell, Jeffrey Sachs, and Alexis Abramson. #ClimateWeekNYC RSVP: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/ant…

From Antalya to Addis Ababa: Making COP32 Deliver on September 24, 2026 5pm to6pm at The Forum, Columbia University. Speakers include Alexis Abramson, Simon Stiell, Jeffrey Sachs, Lisa Sachs.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 21/09/2026

On Sep 24 2-3:30pm ET, join us for Beyond the Forecast: El Niño, Society, and Climate Action with Jeffrey Shaman, Justin Brice Guariglia, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, Kate Guy, and Alexis Abramson. #ClimateWeekNYC RSVP: bit.ly/4jfnQae

Beyond the Forecast: El Niño, Society, and Climate Action on September 24, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm at The Forum, Columbia University. Speakers include Justin Brice Guariglia, Mareva Grabowski-Mitstakis, Kate Guy, Alexis Abramson, and Jeffrey Shaman.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 21/09/2026

Mining is essential but doesn’t have to be wasteful. Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy director Greeshma Gadikota of @columbiaseas.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu is developing sustainable approaches for acquiring & refining raw inputs that become hardware & energy: bit.ly/4xFOCwe

Greeshma Gadikota Credit: Brandon Vallejo/Columbia Engineering

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 19/09/2026

On Sep 24 12:45-1:45pm ET, join us for LA Times Studios Presents: Boiling Point Live with Miranda Green, @billmckibben.bsky.social, David Gelles, Qiyun Woo, and Alexis Abramson! #ClimateWeekNYC RSVP: events.columbia.edu/go/boilingpoint

LA Times Studios Presents: Boiling Point Live, a Climate Week NYC event at Columbia Climate School on Thursday, September 24, 12:45-1:45 pm at The Forum at Columbia University, with Miranda Green, Bill McKibben, David Gelles, Qiyun Woo, and Alexis Abramson.

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026

As the new school year kicks off, @climate.columbia.edu MS in Climate student Amber Chu and MA in Climate & Society students Rishab Jain and T'Essence Minnitee talk about their motivations for studying climate (climate.columbia.edu/masters-programs).

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026

As the new school year kicks off, MS in Climate Finance student Martin Urrutia and MS in Climate student Stefan Anderson explain why they chose to study at @climate.columbia.edu (climate.columbia.edu/masters-programs).

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026

As the new school year kicks off, MS in Climate Finance (climate.columbia.edu/ms-climate-finance) student Satida Adsavakulchai shares why she decided to study climate finance at @climate.columbia.edu.

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026

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National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University @ncdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’re excited to join the Columbia Climate School community for #ClimateWeekNYC 2026 by hosting the Disaster Readiness Summit, Sept. 22–24. Explore climate resilience, AI, anticipatory action, mental health & more. Registration closes Sept. 18: ncdp.columbia.edu/library/conf... #ClimateResilience

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Columbia Engineering @columbiaseas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#ClimateWeekNYC at Columbia Engineering kicks off next week with events featuring discussions on innovations powering our planet’s future. Check out the list of events: bit.ly/3TteSf6 @climate.columbia.edu

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 17/09/2026

This #ClimateWeekNYC, as Climate Group's education partner, we're bringing bold ideas, leading experts, and groundbreaking research to shape the conversation on climate action. Explore some highlighted events and learn more via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4z39IFZ

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 17/09/2026

Methane emissions in the NYC-metro area are largely from natural gas, but these emissions represent a substantial amount of fuel consumers are paying for but not using, finds a new study led by PhD student and @lamont.columbia.edu climate researcher Yuwei Zhao: bit.ly/4h4G2Rb

Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges on the East River, New York City, with Queens and Manhattan at top and bottom, 1981. Credit: GeorgeLouis, English Wikipedia

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 13/09/2026

Extreme heat has become more common, but also more frequent in the months before and after typical warm seasons, finds a new study led by climate scientist Catherine Ivanovich of NASA GISS. Via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4yB6iKc

Bright sun in an orange sky. Credit: Drought.gov

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 11/09/2026

Michael Gerrard, @sabincenter.bsky.social founder/faculty director, revisits the profound grief and overlooked environmental hazards of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, but also the resilience of New York City. Via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4deG33T

View of the 9/11 Memorial south pool, which includes the names of victims killed at the South Tower and on Flights 175, 77, and 93. Credit: Nadia Eimandoust via Commons

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 11/09/2026

Twenty-five years after September 11, @ncdp.bsky.social director Thomas Chandler reflects on how New York City has changed the way we prepare for disasters. Via State of the Planet: bit.ly/4ywB5rq

Aerial skyline view of lower Manhattan, New York City, before September 11, 2001. Credit: Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 10/09/2026

Gain strategic skills to lead resilient organizations in the face climate hazards like super El Niño in our 7-week, virtual professional learning workshop taught by @climate.columbia.edu professor Radley Horton. ➡️ Register by Sep 15: bit.ly/4gvpT8o

Image of large clouds above a skyline and trees with text Professional Learning Workshop: Climate Resilience for Decision Makers, September 29-November 10, 2026. climate.columbia.edu/professional-learning

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 10/09/2026

As a very strong El Niño event likely looms, @climate.columbia.edu professor/@ncdp.bsky.social faculty director @jeffschlegel.bsky.social urges reframing of our disaster management systems to be proactive, applying lessons learned while we still have time. Via @thehill.com. bit.ly/4gQn0he

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 10/09/2026

This #ClimateWeekNYC, as Climate Group's education partner, we're bringing bold ideas, leading experts, and groundbreaking research to shape the conversation on climate action. Explore our events, stories, & updates on the lead-up & throughout the week: www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-we…

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 10/09/2026

📣 Job Alert! @lamont.columbia.edu's Geochemistry division seeks an Associate Research Scientist to conduct paleoclimate and ice core research, mentor students and junior scientists, write scientific papers and grant proposals, and more. ➡️ Learn more/apply/share: bit.ly/4cxco5U

Geochemistry building on the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus in Palisades, NY. Credit: Miriam Cinquegrana

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 09/09/2026

Lisa Dale, director of our MA in Climate & Society program, took part in a roundtable hosted by CGC Nairobi with Kenyan experts in climate science, agricultural research, and policy to examine what climate and agricultural resilience require in Kenya. ➡️ bit.ly/46euc20

Lisa Dale and fellow agriculture, climate, and development experts participating in the August 2026 roundtable, What Does Climate and Agricultural Resilience Require in Kenya?

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