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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Type: Organization

Name: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Photo Essay: Mongolia, Ancient and Modern

Some 800 years ago, ancestors of modern Mongolians conquered the world on horseback. Researchers are investigating whether a spell of unusually mild weather helped propel them by making them rich in livestock. The study may also shed light on whether ... [Published Columbia Earth Institute - May 14 2013]

Entities: Mongolia, Genghis Khan, Livestock

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Todd R. Miller: The Doomsday Channel

I confess I enjoy watching doomsday shows, like History Channel's "Armageddon Week," which informs about the various catastrophic ways we will perish in the coming years. The scourges vary, from magnetic pole shifts to the end of days that was supposed ... [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]

Entities: Planetoid, Global Warming/Climate Change, Disaster, Carbon Dioxide

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

The March Toward Disaster: CO2 at All Time High

Yeah, so, all the things humans have been doing to save the planet from a fate plunged in carbon emissions?It's not enough – not nearly enough. In fact, research shows it's pretty much nothing when considering the daunting reality of our choking atmo ... [Published Green Technology - May 13 2013]

Entities: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Disaster

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Scientists focus on wetlands near Tappan Zee Bridge

Lamont researchers: State moves too fast Stand atop Tallman Mountain in Rockland County and you can take in both the expanse of Piermont Marsh and the Tappan Zee Bridge.Together, they form one of the Hudson Rivers stunning tableaux. But the future of ... [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tappan Zee Bridge, Phragmites, Robert Newton, Piermont (New York, United States), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Closing the Social Gap in Schools

To the Editor: In (Sunday Review, April 28), Sean F. Reardon reminds us of the growing educational divide not only between the poor and the middle class but increasingly between the middle class and the very rich. Only a significant infusion of federal ... [Published New York Times - May 06 2013]

Entities: Education, Michelle Rhees, Robert Newton, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Columbia University

Lamont-Doherty Climate Scientist, Volcanologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Mark Cane, an expert on the El Niño climate pattern, and Terry Plank, an authority on explosive volcanoes—both scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory—have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the ... [Published Columbia University News - May 02 2013]

Entities: Climate, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, El Niño, Columbia University, Volcano

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Earth Sets 1,400 Year Record for Warm Temperatures

Posted by News Editor in Air/Climate, Latest News, RSS on April 24, 2013 9:49 am / no commentsNEW YORK, New York, April 24, 2013 (ENS) – Earth’s climate heated up more between 1971 and 2000 than during any other 30 year period in the last 1,400 years, ... [Published Environment News Service - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Medieval Warm Period, Climate, Global Warming/Climate Change, 20th century, Greenhouse Gas

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Recent 30-Year Warmth Unrivaled for last 1,400 Years

The Earth's climate warmed more during the 30-year period between 1971-2000 than any other three-decade period in the last 1,400 years, according to a new international study.The regional study, which was published in the journal Nature Geoscience by ... [Published AccuWeather.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Medieval Warm Period, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, AccuWeather Inc, Irradiation

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 3 reports

Climate Study Finds Earth Is Warmer...

Another study is backing up climate change claims, saying Earth is at the warmest it has been in at least 1,400 years. The study shows that the planet has warmed more between 1971 and 2000 than during any other three-decade interval during the model ... [Published Red Orbit - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Medieval Warm Period, Climate, Gavin Schmidt, Global Warming/Climate Change, heat wave

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Almanac's notes flow on the Hudson

20th collection of entrees captures the everyday along its 315 miles Walden Pond had Henry David Thoreau, the noted naturalist and writer who chronicled his life in the woods at the edge of Concord, Mass.The Hudson River as it flows from the Adirondack ... [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Hudson River, Bob Ferguson, Croton-Harmon High School, Manhattan

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

PUBLIC LECTURE: Volcanoes and Vents: A Hidden World Beneath the Sea

Location: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY When:April 21, 2013Time: 3:00 pm–4:00 pmMost of Earth’s volcanoes are on the bottom of the ocean, in a vast volcanic chain that circles the globe. Here, the ocean crust—two-thirds of ... [Published Nyack-Piermont Patch - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Volcano, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Duke University, Geology, Doctor of Philosophy

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Grappling with Sea Level Rise Before and After Hurricane Sandy: Film “Shored Up” Leaves No Sand Grain Unturned

I have the opportunity to participate in a work-in-progress screening of the new film “Shored Up” with Ben Kalina, Director and Producer, as part of the 2013 Filmfest DC. The film leaves no sand grain unturned; every perspective is brought together to ... [Published Union of Concerned Scientists - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Sea Level Rise, Hurricane Sandy, Beach Haven (United States), Erosion

Quotes

...The worst case scenario is projected to cause over 1,000 annual heat related deaths by rising temperatures and heatwaves. "This serves as a reminder that heat events are one of the greatest hazards faced by urban populations around the globe" said coauthor Radley Horton, a climate scientist at the EarthEarth Institute's Center for Climate Systems Research...

Global Warming to exacerbate Heat related deaths, more storms for New York [Published NYC Independent Media Center - May 20 2013]

(GreenTech Media): "We're fifteen to twenty years out of date in how we think about renewables" said Dr. Eric Martinot to an audience at the first Pathways to 100% Renewables Conference held April 16 in San Francisco. "It's not 1990 anymore."

'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013 [Published The BRAD BLOG - May 16 2013]

...The Pliocene, says geologist Maureen Raymo of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, "was the last gasp of warmth before the slow slide into the Ice Ages."

Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm [Published National Geographic - May 10 2013]

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The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 20 2013]
Global Warming to exacerbate Heat related death... [Published NYC Independent Media Center - May 20 2013]
Star Trek Stops a Volcano [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013 [Published The BRAD BLOG - May 16 2013]
Photo Essay: Mongolia, Ancient and Modern [Published Columbia Earth Institute - May 14 2013]
Todd R. Miller: The Doomsday Channel [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]
The March Toward Disaster: CO2 at All Time High [Published Green Technology - May 13 2013]
Scientists focus on wetlands near Tappan Zee Br... [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - May 13 2013]
Monitoring network offers rare insight into Kin... [Published Environmental Monitor - May 10 2013]
Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400... [Published National Geographic - May 10 2013]
The Sahel Is Getting Wetter, But Will It Last? [Published Columbia Earth Institute - May 09 2013]
Closing the Social Gap in Schools [Published New York Times - May 06 2013]
The Seti settles [Published Nepali Times - May 03 2013]
Lamont-Doherty Climate Scientist, Volcanologist... [Published Columbia University - May 03 2013]
Lamont-Doherty Climate Scientist, Volcanologist... [Published Columbia University News - May 02 2013]
Climate Scientist, Volcanologist Elected to Nat... [Published Columbia Earth Institute - Apr 30 2013]
Earth Sets 1,400 Year Record for Warm Temperatures [Published Environment News Service - Apr 30 2013]
Elsevier and IEDA Launch Data Rescue Competitio... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - Apr 29 2013]
The Race of Our Lives [Published Advisor Perspectives - Apr 26 2013]
Recent 30-Year Warmth Unrivaled for last 1,400 ... [Published AccuWeather.com - Apr 23 2013]
Climate Study Finds Earth Is Warmer... [Published Red Orbit - Apr 22 2013]
Study: Earth Warmed More at End of 20th Century... [Published US News & World Report - Apr 22 2013]
Earth's current warmth not seen in the last 1,4... [Published EurekAlert! - Apr 22 2013]
Hudson River Almanac captures the river's everyday [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Apr 22 2013]
Almanac's notes flow on the Hudson [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Apr 22 2013]
PUBLIC LECTURE: Volcanoes and Vents: A Hidden W... [Published Nyack-Piermont Patch - Apr 17 2013]
Grappling with Sea Level Rise Before and After ... [Published Union of Concerned Scientists - Apr 17 2013]
Why the 2012 US drought keeps growing [Published Christian Science Monitor - Apr 17 2013]
Will we ever understand 2012 drought? Study bla... [Published Christian Science Monitor - Apr 13 2013]
Can the World Afford Cheap Water? [Published Scientific American - Observations - Mar 29 2013]

Blogs

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The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 20 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:19Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here . Thanks for joining us this week! We hope you find TATW useful and ...
'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013 [Published The BRAD BLOG - May 16 2013] IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Hysterical Fox 'News' flip-floppery on Tesla; Consensus strikes again: 97% of climate scientists say global warming is man-made, but the public thinks it's evenly split; CO2 levels pass 400ppm; ...
Lamont-Doherty Climate Scientist, Volcanologist... [Published Columbia University News - May 02 2013] Mark Cane, an expert on the El Niño climate pattern, and Terry Plank, an authority on explosive volcanoes—both scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory—have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the ...
Can the World Afford Cheap Water? [Published Scientific American - Observations - Mar 29 2013] Courtesy of USDA NRCS More people in India have access to cellphones than to basic sanitation . Meanwhile, more than 7,000 villages in the northwestern part of the country suffer drinking water shortages as the water table in this breadbasket region ...
More Scientific Evidence Linking Fracking and E... [Published naked capitalism - Mar 29 2013] Yves here. Although the study referenced in this article has gotten some media attention, the implications are so important that more amplification is warranted. This is a layperson-friendly summary that I hope you’ll see fit to circulate. By John ...