Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory February 2021 Newsletter
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You Asked: What Can We Do About Climate Tipping Points?
Lamont Climate scientist Radley Horton tackles questions about climate tipping points, and how we can tip the scales in a safer direction.
Mapping the Most Mysterious Planet of All: Earth
For her work toward charting the global ocean floor, scientist Vicki Ferrini has been named by the Explorer Club as one of 50 people changing the world.
How the Biden Administration Can Revitalize the Sciences
Three goals for the Biden administration as it seeks to put science-based responses at the center of its policy initiatives.
You Asked: If the Science is Clear, Why Do We Need More Climate Research?
Lamont climate scientist Gisela Winckler explains the link between climate science and solutions, and shares some of her research adventures.
Supercomputers Simulate 800,000 Years of California Earthquakes to Pinpoint Risks
Scientists are working to improve their calculations of earthquake danger by combining maps of known faults with the use of supercomputers to simulate potential shaking deep into the future in California.
Reconstructing 6.5 Million Years of Western Mediterranean Sea Levels
Researchers have reconstructed past sea levels in the western Mediterranean in new detail by sampling coastal cave formations.
Ryan Abernathey: Helping to Open a Universe of Data to the World
The Lamont-Doherty physical oceanographer was recently awarded early career honors from The Oceanography Society.
Far-Drifting Antarctic Icebergs Are Trigger of Ice Ages, Scientists Say
Large numbers of icebergs that drifted unusually far from Antarctica before melting into ocean waters have been key to initiating ice ages of the past, says a new study.
Staff Member Spotlight: Linette Sandoval-Rzepka
Linette is a division administrator at Lamont and one of the 2020 recipients of the Earth Institute Distinguished Staff Award.
Will Global Warming Bring a Change in the Winds? Dust from the Deep Sea Provides a Clue
A new study traces three-million-year-old winds to help predict future circulation patterns.
Study Pinpoints Process that Eases Drying in Drylands
Climate change is making drylands drier, but scientists have identified a natural process that helps to ease the loss of surface water in arid areas.
View last month’s Earth Series lecture: Navigating An Uncertain World: Two Books to Guide the Way. Columbia thought leaders and authors Ruth DeFries and Peter Coleman examine how to navigate a world fraught with public health, climate, and leadership crises in this Earth Series conversation with Earth Institute director Alex Halliday.
On Thursday, February 4 at 6:00pm EST, Columbia Climate Conversations: Youth Climate Activism in Action. This event is organized by LDEO graduate student Kailani Acosta and postdoctoral research assistant Benjamin Keisling, and sponsored by the GSAS Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion. Register here.
On Friday, February 5 at 3:30pm EST, tune in for a special live panel discussion moderated by The Earth Institute's Andrew Revkin on integrating local voices and perspectives in research, featuring Ikaaġvik Sikukun, or Ice Bridges, a research project in collaboration with the Iñupiat community in Kotzebue, Alaska on #climatechange in the Arctic and its impact on local communities. Learn more.
See recordings of past events and a full calendar of upcoming EI LIVE events here.
In honor of Black History Month, Lamont PhD students Kailani Acosta (@_kailani), Elise Myers (@elisemmyers), and Arianna Varuolo-Clarke (@arianna_varuolo) are highlighting prominent Black geoscientists with daily tweets.
EDUCATION
Join our Lamont experts in February as they host EI LIVE K12 sessions for students, educators, and families. The EI LIVE K12 series is providing educational content for learners for the rest of the 2020-2021 academic year, and Lamont scientists will be featured in 45-minute live sessions where they will share aspects of their work through lectures and interactive activities. On February 11 at 4:00pm ET, Spencer Hill will lead a You Spin Me Right Round session (for learners in grades 6-12) where he will demonstrate – through rotating tanks and food coloring – just how Earth’s rotations, storms, and ocean currents are in constant movement and are all connected. On February 18, Brad Linsley will lead the Under the Sea – Corals and Climate Change session (for learners in grades 3-6) to show us just how special corals are and how scientists are using coral skeletons to piece together our past climate. All the sessions are free but registration is required. You can RSVP for Spencer’s session here and Brad’s session here. We look forward to learning with you soon!
HUDSON RIVER FIELD STATION
Next Generation of Hudson River Educators
We have started recruiting for the Hudson River Field Station's 'Next Generation of Hudson River Educators' Summer Program! High school students will first learn about the Hudson River Estuary and then create educational resources to teach their peers, families, and communities about the importance of our Hudson watershed. This 6-week summer program places a special emphasis on the recruitment of students from historically underrepresented, underserved and under-resourced communities. High school student applicants have to be 16 years or older and a rising junior or senior (current 10th and 11th grades), and selected students will be paid an honorarium. Learn more about the program and the application process here.
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