LDEO May 2022 Newsletter: Earth Science News
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Investing in Our Planet
These horses on the island of Flakstadoya, in Norway’s Lofoten archipelago, are from ancient local breeds. Despite the unforgiving landscape, the Lofotens have been inhabited by people and their livestock for thousands of years. Credit: Kevin Krajick
Earth Day 2022
The first Earth Day ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. Today, we are called to invest in our planet by responding to the global climate crisis.
Climate School Dean Receives Environmental Champion Award
Maureen Raymo, co-founding dean of the Columbia Climate School and director at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, received an Environmental Champion Award from NY State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick.
What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?
To keep the planet from warming more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, economies must rapidly decarbonize. What will this involve?
Behind the Podcast ‘How We Got Here'
Scientists Stephanie Spera and Rachel Lupien demystify how different professionals are addressing the climate crisis, one career path and podcast episode at a time.
Defying Some Expectations, Southern Ocean Did Not Increase Carbon Uptake in Ice Ages
In much of the world ocean, there is evidence that iron-rich dust blowing from land has fertilized algae during cold period, increasing uptake of carbon from the air, and keeping things frigid. Not here, says a new study.
At 90, Still Studying Ancient Pollen
Lamont’s Linda Heusser turned 90 years old on April 12, and the only birthday present she really wanted was another sediment core to study.
At a Melting Glacier, a Landslide, Then Tsunami, Signal Climate-Related Threat
A peculiar seismic signal was the first indication of a gigantic landslide and subsequent tsunami in the remote mountains of British Columbia. It detected what may be a growing climate-related threat.
Struggling With Towed Equipment, Repairing GPS, and Home
We switched to a towed electromagnetic system to image the fresh and saline groundwater in Bangladesh, and ran into a variety of problems, including high winds, strong currents and running aground.
Hudson River Field Station
You are invited to join us for a fun-filled event at the Piermont Pier where we will run our nets through the water and learn all about fish migrating through the Hudson River!
Celebrate World Fish Migration Day at Piermont Pier, June 11, 2022
On June 11 10:00-12:00pm ET, Join Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Hudson River Field Station team for a free, family-friendly fish count event at Piermont Pier for World Fish Migration Day.
Did you know that some of the Hudson River’s most iconic and beloved Hudson River species are migratory? Some like the Striped bass, American shad, Atlantic sturgeon, Alewife, Atlantic menhaden, and American eel use the Hudson River for only part of their lifecycle, while others like Shortnose sturgeon and Blue crab move within the Hudson River, migrating between the salty and freshwater sections during different seasons. Each species depends on this migration.
Lamont and the DEC are hosting this event at multiple locations all throughout the NY Harbor and lower Hudson area. Visit Hudson River Field Station website for all the sites and times, and be sure to check back after the event for a full list of all our catches for 2022. Event tallies for prior years are posted!
Education
K-12 students, educators, and parents, join us as our online learning series Earth Institute LIVE K12 continues, featuring live lectures and interactive activities with our scientists and experts.
See the full line-up through June 2022 and RSVP for upcoming sessions with Lamont scientists.
Up Next
May 18 4pm – Natural History of the Hudson River with Lamont marine geologist and geophysicist Frank Nitsche (Grades 9-12)
Recent Events
- How Do We Know the Temperature of the Earth? with Lamont PhD student Nathan Lenssen (Grades 9-12)
- Can you Outsmart Disaster? Make Your National Disaster Plan with An Uncertain Forecast with IRI financial instruments sector team lead scientist Dan Osgood (Grades 6-12)
In our April Earth Series Lecture, Climate Change and the Future of Our Cities: A Special Earth Day Presentation, Columbia GSAPP professor/dean emerita Amale Andraos and Columbia Engineering professor Andrew Smyth joined Columbia Climate School founding dean Alex Halliday for an important conversation about the power of cities to address climate change. See the recording.
Lamont in the Media (Selected Stories)
Climate Change Will Force People Out of Their Homes — But Where Will They Go?
NBC LX
A Quiet Section of the San Andreas Fault Once Had Big Quakes
Temblor
How Ancient, Recurring Climate Changes May Have Shaped Human Evolution
Science News
National Geographic Society Launches Groundbreaking Multi-year Expedition of the Amazon River Basin with the Support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative
National Geographic
Six Women Whose Innovations Changed Science and Engineeriing
Smithsonian
Forecasters Face Loss of Data as Weather Balloon Flights Are Cut
The New York Times
These Energy Innovations Could Transform How We Mitigate Climate Change, and Save Money in the Process – 5 Essential Reads
The Conversation
In Pursuit of Data Immortality
Nature
Backward-Flowing Rivers Can Destabilize Ice Shelves
Scientific American
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