Every Continent, Every Ocean

Iceberg Floating Past Rothera Research Station - Antarctic Peninsula - Photo by Jonathan Kingslake

Public Lecture Series: Our Changing Planet

On April 2 6:00 pm, join us at Lamont in Monell Auditorium for Wildfire, Megadrought, and the Role of Humans, our third lecture in the series. Bioclimatologist Park Williams will discuss his groundbreaking research on the correlation between intensifying hot and dry spells and the rapidly rising increase in forest fire risk. Learn more / RSVP by March 26.

Upcoming Scientific Fieldwork: 2020 and Beyond

Lamont researchers conduct fieldwork throughout the world to investigate the dynamics of the planet. This year’s list of projects includes a robust array of exciting, important research expeditions.

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Greenland Rising: The Future of Greenland’s Waterfront

Quantifying and understanding sea level changes and using this information to help Greenland plan for its future is the goal behind “Greenland Rising/Kalaallit Nunaat qaffappoq,” a project funded by the National Science Foundation and led by Lamont in collaboration with the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and several Greenland communities.

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More Plastic Is on the Way: What It Means for Climate Change

The World Economic Forum expects plastic production to double by 2040. Two Lamont researchers are among those who study the link between microplastics in the environment and climate change.

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Two Lamont Projects Make Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant

The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition was created to award a single proposal that helps “solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges.” Two Lamont projects have made it to the top 100 list of this prestigious competition.

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The Promise and Potential of Turning CO2 to Stone

Lamont’s David Goldberg is on the forefront of developing technologies to capture CO2 and turn it into stone. Now his Solid Carbon project is included on an important list of promising, investment-worthy projects.

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Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Despite recent progress, the United Nations says that long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are steering girls and women away from science-related fields. This is not the case at Lamont, where women scientists play an essential role in the work we do to understand how the planet works, how humans are changing it, and how to build a sustainable future.

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The Latest in Climate Change Attribution and the Law

Lamont climate scientist Radley Horton teamed up with Columbia University Sabin Center executive director Michael Burger and senior fellow Jessica Wentz to assess the state of the art in attribution science and investigate how this field is shaping discussions about legal rights and obligations pertaining to climate change.

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A Greener Red Carpet

Call it eco-fashion, sustainable chic, or clothing with a conscience, a new, green ethos is capturing Hollywood and beyond. Lamont geophysicist and polar researcher Robin Bell is among scientists with a strong interest in the sustainable fashion movement.

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EDUCATION

Sediment Cores, Ice Detectives, and a Climate Time Machine: Kids Week at the Intrepid

By Laurel Zaima

Kids Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

Lamont participated in Kids Week last month at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Our faculty and staff showcased Earth science research with fun, memorable activities.

Our team from the Core Repository, including curator Nichole Anest, research staff assistant Mallory Mintz, and research associate Claire Jasper, brought sediment core samples for participants to observe and learn about how microscopic creatures at the bottom of the ocean hold important information about past climate and major oceanographic processes.

The X-Snow team, including postdoctoral research scientists Patrick Alexander and Shujie Wang and graduate researcher Raf Antwerpen, led “Snow and Ice Detectives,” showing how a hidden object could be discerned with a spectrometer from its reflectivity.

Lamont education coordinator Margie Turrin and education program assistant Laurel Zaima taught students about Earth's climate and guided participants in the creation of a climate time machine to understand what New York was like in the past and what it might be like in the future.

Lamont will be participating in a variety of community events this spring, including the Intrepid's Girls in Science and Engineering Day on March 14 and the American Museum of Natural History's EarthFest on April 18. Join us for science exploration and fun!

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