LDEO August 2022 Newsletter: Earth Science News
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Unraveling the Interconnections Between Air Pollutants and Climate Change
Getting rid of some air pollutants might aggravate global warming. Here’s how.
Balancing Act: Can Precariously Perched Boulders Signal Long-Term Earthquake Risk?
Long ago, melting glaciers dropped giant boulders onto surfaces in the New York City exurbs, and many seem to remain in their original, delicately balanced positions. Can they be used to judge the maximum sizes of past earthquakes?
Heat Wave in Europe: Climate School Experts Available to Comment
Hundreds of people have lost their lives in Spain and Portugal due to a heat wave that is moving north and east.
More Frequent European Heat Waves Linked to Changes in Jet Stream
A new study shows that weather systems that normally cool part of the continent are being diverted northward. This is combined with overall warming to produce long-lived heat waves.
Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction
There is new evidence that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated, regularly froze over, and that the creatures adapted—an apparent key to their later dominance.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities for Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Opportunities related to climate, sustainable development, and the environment are available with distinguished faculty and researchers.
Hudson River Field Station
Next Gen students and students from the Haverstraw Center Program, hiking and sharing experiences near the Dutchtown entry of the Long Path.
Next Gen Is The Community/Science Saturdays
Next Gen has been on the move this summer, working in partnership with youth from the Haverstraw Center, Spring Valley’s Martin Luther King Center, and the NYC STEM group. They have hosted these groups in Piermont, and then together explored some of Rockland’s natural areas as they enhanced their science communication skills and considered solutions for important environmental issues.
Science Saturdays will continue through Labor Day with plenty of science to explore. Marisa and her team host Saturday events from 11am-3pm with activities like Invasive Species Battleship game focusing on two of our troublesome invasive crabs; tracking some of our iconic fish with eDNA; and learning all about the American eel. Wondering what’s coming up?
August 6 (12:30-4:30pm): We will celebrate the NYSDEC’s annual The Great Hudson Fish Count at a special time to accommodate the tides needed for this event.
August 13 (11am-3pm): Oysters! and monitoring our oyster cages
August 20 (11am-3pm): Microplastics - They are everywhere!
August 27 (11am-3pm): Fish Games - Go Fish and much more
September 3 (11am-3pm): Food Chains - Biomagnification and bioaccumulation
Education
After a summer break, Earth Institute LIVE K12 will resume in the fall, featuring live lectures and interactive activities with our scientists and experts for K-12 students, educators, and families! Check out our rich archive of past sessions.
Events
Our Earth Series will continue in the fall with new and exciting content, in person and on-line. Stay tuned!
The Lamont Summer Stars Lecture Series, hosted by Columbia Climate School co-founding dean/Lamont director Maureen Raymo, brings inspiring speakers to the Columbia community whose work focuses on the intersection of our humanity, nature, sustainability, and the Earth. Stay tuned for details!
Lamont in the Media (Selected Stories)
The Science Behind Extreme Heat
Columbia Energy Exchange
The Great American Megadrought Is Already Here
Slate
As Europe’s Heat Wave Melts Roads, Tour de France Races into an Uncertain Future
Washington Post
The Bold Journey to Reveal Every Dark Inch of the Ocean Floor
Daily Beast
The Social Responsibility of a Climate Scientist
TEDxBroadway
Record-Breaking Heat Waves in US and Europe Prove Climate Change Is Already Here, Experts Say
ABC News
The 'Evil Twin' of Global Warming: What Is Ocean Acidification?
Earth.org
The World Is Burning Once Again
The Atlantic
Heat Waves Are Dominating Summer, Killing Thousands, and Fueling Wildfires. The World Needs to Prepare for More.
Business Insider
Wildfires and Record Temperatures Ravage Europe, Extreme Heat Takes Toll on U.S.
ABC News
Lake Mead Dwindles, and a WWII-Era 'Swamp Boat' Emerges
LiveScience
Mapping a Volcanic Eruption in the Backyard of Iceland’s Capital
Eos
Why Europe Is Becoming a Heat Wave Hot Spot
New York Times
Europe Wrestles With Heat Waves and Forest Fires
Financial Times
The Volcanic Eruption in Alaska that Rocked Ancient Egypt
Yale Climate Connections
Volcanic Lava Lake Belts Out Its Secrets in Seismic "Songs"
Eos
As Europe Bakes in Heatwave, Wildfires Rage From Portugal to Croatia
Reuters
What Greenland and Antarctica Look Like Without Ice
Polar Journal
A New Theory on the Rise of Dinosaur
BBC News / BBC World Service
What We’ve Been Getting Wrong About Dinosaurs
CNN
Feathers May Have Helped Dinosaurs Survive Their First Apocalypse
Scientific American
Dinosaurs Survived Through Freezing Poles Before Jurassic Jungles
Discover
The Supreme Court's EPA Decision Heralds a Broad Assault on Democrac
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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