Initiative on Extreme Weather & Climate » CU Extreme Wx Blog

By Jaclyn Rabinowitz and Neo Monese On November 1st and 2nd, the Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate hosted the Air Pollution Extremes Workshop on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/11/09/air-pollution-extremes-workshop/

A NOAA News Research piece by Ali Stevens examines a new study by Columbia Scientists. The study suggests that California’s abnormal winter rainfall could have been predicted using the subseaso...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/07/27/when-noise-becomes-signal-unusual-california-precipitation-over-last-two-winters-could-have-been-predicted/

On April 12th and 13th 2018, The Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate hosted Urban Floods: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. This unique two-day event created a space for leading scientists, h...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/04/16/urban-floods-interdisciplinary-perspectives/

Researchers from Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) have collaborated with researchers from the World Bank’s Climate Change Group, the C...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/03/22/internal-climate-migration/

A new study looks at the mental biases that prevent people from taking adequate safety measures when a hurricane is on the way. Over the past few decades, advances in hurricane forecasting, const...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/01/25/a-new-study-looks-at-the-mental-biases-that-prevent-people-from-taking-adequate-safety-measures-when-a-hurricane-is-on-the-way/

Seismic Sensors Record Hurricane Intensity, Study Finds Blog post by Sarah Fecht The earth is a noisy place. Seismometers, which measure ground movements to detect earthquakes, volcanic eruptions...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/01/08/seismic-sensors-record-hurricane-intensity-study-finds/

Historically, biggest disasters are ones that are rare, says scientist Adam Sobel From the Times of India Adam Sobel, director and chief scientist of Columbia University’s Initiative on Extreme...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2018/01/08/historically-biggest-disasters-are-ones-that-are-rare-says-scientist-adam-sobel/

In light of the recent publicity surrounding the air pollution crisis in India, Columbia Professor, Dr. Faye McNeill, co-wrote these three articles on the situation: No, You Do Not Become ‘Immu...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2017/11/13/air-pollution-crisis-in-india/

From October 23-25, leading scientists, government officials, members of the private sector, and other professionals participated in three days of presentations, lively panel discussions and an e...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2017/10/30/2017-conference-on-fire-prediction-across-scales/

On May 2, 2017, the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School partnered with the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory to create a space for business leaders and climate scientist...

http://extremeweather.columbia.edu/2017/10/20/the-near-term-impacts-of-climate-change-on-investors-2/