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NYC skyline with trees and birds, a street sign with MLK Jr. Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, and the text Harlem Week Climate Change Conference 2026: A Discussion of NYC's Plans, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 5:30-8:30pm, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 W. 125 Street, New York, NY hosted by The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Columbia Climate School, events.columbia.edu/go/harlemweek2026
Smoke from Canadian wildfires in New York City on June 7, 2023. Pictured: M1 Bus on Madison Avenue near St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA via Wikimedia Commons
Floodwaters pool in neighborhoods and on farmland, while a plume of sediment spreads into the coastal ocean on March 14, 2026, after the first of two kona lows dropped copious rain on O’ahu, Hawaii. Image acquired with Operational Land Imager on Landsat 9. Credit: NASA
Pie chart of 2026 EPI framework showing 47 indicators across three objectives: ecosystem vitality 45%, climate change 30%, environmental health 25%
Tangled power lines in Puerto Rico. Credit: Lorie Shaull via Commons
Photo from the National Weather Service office on July 15 in Upton, New York, with the sky obscured by a thick layer of smoke. Credit: NWS Forecast Office New York, NY via Wikimedia Commons
NYC skyline with trees and birds, a street sign with MLK Jr. Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, and the text Harlem Week Climate Change Conference 2026: A Discussion of NYC's Plans, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 5:30-8:30pm, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 W. 125 Street, New York, NY hosted by The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Columbia Climate School, events.columbia.edu/go/harlemweek2026
Environmental Performance Index 2026 cover featuring a circular collage of nature and human activity images, including farming, scientific research, and landscapes.
Landscape of a winding river with surrounding green fields and the text "Turning Tides: Policy, Ethics, and the Promise of Clean Water," Online Forum, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 from the Center for Earth Ethics with Bette Billiot, Yenny Vega Cárdenas, Paul Gallay, Karenna Gore, Maggie Greenfield, and Samira Siddique.
Shenzen in 1980: A dirt road with cyclists beside a grassy field, trees, and buildings under a cloudy sky. Credit: Leroy W. Demery, Jr.
Map of health area improvements in Ituri Province, DRC. Credit: CIESIN
New course from Columbia Climate School and Columbia+ titled "Managing Disaster Risk Through Climate Uncertainty" with Jeff Schlegelmilch.
Instructions for taking photos and submitting the through the MyCoast app to contribute to Help Sea Grant NY, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Columbia Engineering build an AI system that cleans up litter in New York’s rivers, lakes, and sea.
Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson and Sciences Po President Luis Vassy. Credit: Alix Schroder
Columbia Climate School: 3 Insights on the Future of Our Planet with images of Woman sitting on a Formula 1 race car in a modern glass atrium and global El Niño pattern of rainfall. There's a Subscribe button with climate.columbia.edu/join and Follow button for Columbia Climate School and Dean Alexis Abramson.
US weather alert map showing widespread heat warnings across the Midwest, Northeast, and South (June 30, 2026).
Alexis Abramson presenting at TEDxHarvard Square
Cover of report Non-Negotiable Skills in the Future of Education with AI produced by the FII Institute in collaboration with the Columbia Climate School's Center for Sustainable Development.
Peyten Hernandez poses in front of soccer field in Houston, Texas stadium where she is IFA's sustainability & human rights venue supervisor
Sabin Center founder and faculty director Michael Gerrard giving the keynote address at the second Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference in June 2026.
Headshots of 11 Columbia Global 2026 Scholars-in-Residence.
Twelve early career research scientists from Columbia University who receive federal funding for their work with Representative Paul Tonko.
Cover of the report Artificial Intelligence for Climate Risk Prediction and Adaptation from FII Institute and National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School
Lisa Sachs: illuminem Thought Leader of the Year in Sustainable Finance
A narrow gap between two large rocks reveals a shimmering water scene, with the outline of a person walking on the water’s surface.
ack view of an engineer standing and working beside solar panels in a sun power station farm. Credit: serts/iStock
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and students from Columbia University during a visit to U.N. headquarters with professor Jeffrey Sachs. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Fabricio Correa Lara presenting at Alliance Graduate Summer School 2026
MA Climate & Society student Jasmin Zheng and vice dean for student affairs Mingfang Ting with admitted students at June 8 Beijing Admitted Students Welcome Day.
Satellite image and reporter in the field with Q: You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? and A: Senior producer and climate reporter Tracy Wholf answers. news.climate.columbia.edu/tag/you-asked/
Columbia Climate School: 3 Insights on the Future of Our Planet with images of graduates and view of Earth taken during International Space Station Expedition 66. There's a Subscribe button with climate.columbia.edu/join and Follow button for Columbia Climate School and Dean Alexis Abramson.
Winning team of MS in Climate Finance students presenting in the Columbia Business School and KKR Private Equity Case Competition.
Pavithra Priyadarshini Selvakumar
Omar Herrera and colleague Haley Clint at Columbia Climate School Pride celebration.
Alexis Abramson, Speaker, SB 2026 San Diego, Bringing Brands Together to Move Markets Forward, June 8-10
Sustainable development students and Wild Tomorrow staff on the last day of the capstone workshop in Rwanda. Credit: Lylia Saurel
Volunteers taking part in National Wildlife Federation's dune restoration project at Coney Island Creek Park. Credit: Leah Cantor
Emma Kyzivat, Laurel Zaima-Sheehy, and Aynsley Kretschmar presenting at the YCAA Conference.
Organizers and student participants in The Evolving Climate and Energy Landscape in Greece summer program in Western Macedonia, May 2026. Photo courtesy of Columbia Global Center Athens.
Crowd gathered to photograph Manhattanhenge sunset through buildings in NYC. Credit: Max Twining-Ward
Second Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference, January 10-11, 2026, hosted by Columbia Climate School and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Brooklyn high school student Lottie Arnold (left) and Khadesha Stephenson (right) plant beach grass at Coney Island Creek Park. Credit: Leah Cantor
Bjarnarflag Geothermal Power Station and the acidic Blue Lake, Iceland. Credit: Jakub Hałun via Wikimedia Commons
Alexis Abramson, Columbia Climate School Dean
A data center at Virginia Tech. Credit: Christopher Bowns
Participants in The Evolving Climate and Energy Landscape in Greece summer program in Western Macedonia, May 2026. Photo courtesy of ENTRA Lab.
CIESIN's Alex de Sherbinin, Dana Thomson, and Greg Yetman at Reimagining Sustainability Policy Metrics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
Photo of Earth from space, where brights splotches of light reveal the electricity grid. Credit: NASA/Unsplash
Kristina Douglass and her service dog Kiwi at Columbia Climate School Class Day 2026. Credit: Lucas Hoeffel
Columbia Climate School class of 2026. Credit: Lucas Hoeffel
#TopViewedArticle Recognizing the authors whose work reached the widest audience.
Columbia Climate School faculty and speakers on the stage of Columbia University's Miller Theatre for Class Day 2026, with Evan Moretti, president of Columbia Climate Graduate Council, at the podium and graduates in the audience.
Stage at the Miller Theatre set with the Columbia Climate School podium and monitor displaying "Share Your Class Day with Us! #ColumbiaClimate2026 @ColumbiaClimate" and social media logos.
Marina Saguar Urquiola
Columbia Climate School: 3 Insights on the Future of Our Planet with images of Greeshma Gadikota holding a test tube and fossil-bearing strata of Lothagam in West Turkana. There's a Subscribe button with climate.columbia.edu/join and Follow button for Columbia Climate School and Dean Alexis Abramson.
MS in Climate Finance students Alan Havelka, Ananya Mathur, Grace Taylor, Peter Makey, and Sophie Maher at the CBS/KKR Case Competition in Hudson Yards, NYC.
Polar bear, erupting volcano, hurricane, and dinosaur with text You Asked: Our Scientists and Experts Answer Your Burning Questions, news.climate.columbia.edu/ask-a-question-suggest-a-story
Melanie Nakagawa
Samira Siddique