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Climate science tells us how the world is changing. Climate art shapes how we choose to respond. Artists Zaria Forman, James Prosek, Jeff Frost, and Caroline Juang talk about how art can engage us emotionally and inspire action on #climatechange: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//emotional-appeal-how-art-ca : Whale Bay, Antarctica No. 4, 2016. Zaria Forman uses soft pastels to recreate undeveloped landscapes that are increasingly at risk due to climate change. "I was looking for something more meaningful to imbue in my work, something that was more than just a pretty picture for somebody’s wall," she said. Image courtesy of Zaria Forman.

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet features a corrugated dirt road in Cape Range National Park, Western Australia taken by Lamont postdoc Michael Sandstrom who focuses on paleoclimate and geochemistry as they relate to past sea level and ice volume changes. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

TONIGHT! Apr 21 6pm ET: Lamont director Maureen Raymo and The Earth Institute director Alex Halliday Columbia University in the City of New York Climate School deans take a hard look at #climatechange and the path forward with CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli in this live #EarthDay eve Earth Lecture. Learn more/RSVP: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//eve-earth-day-live-discussi

TODAY Apr 21 3-4pm ET, ask Lamont oceanographer Ajit Subramaniam anything! He'll be live from aboard the R/V Meteor in the tropical Atlantic where he's studying biogeochemical processes in the Amazon River plume and #climatechange effects. #EarthMonth #RedditAMA Learn more: https://events.columbia.edu/go/ajitama... : Lamont Oceanographer Ajit Subramaniam aboard R/V Meteor. Credit: Nico Fröhberg

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet features Lago del Diablo in northern Bolivia taken by Lamont PhD student Rose Oelkers who uses tree rings to understand forest dynamics in the Altiplano. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

As Maureen Raymo takes on the responsibilities of Lamont director and Columbia University in the City of New York Climate School co-founding dean, she reflects on Lamont’s future, its role as the scientific research heart of Columbia Climate School, and the urgency of responding to #climatechange. Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//maureen-%E2%80%98mo%E2%80%9 : Paleoclimatologist Maureen Raymo has been named director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, as well as one of four co-founding deans of the Columbia Climate School. Credit: Garry Tutte/SOI Foundation

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet features Northern Lights, Fairbanks, Alaska taken by Lamont volcanologist Einat Lev whose research focuses on physical processes influencing the impacts of volcanic eruptions. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

Today, Columbia University in the City of New York president Bollinger announced the leadership of the Columbia Climate School, including Maureen Raymo, renowned marine geologist and climate scientist, as co-founding dean with The Earth Institute director Alex Halliday, Center on Global Energy Policy director Jason Bordoff, and sustainable development professor Ruth DeFries. Maureen Raymo was also announced as director of Lamont after serving as interim since June 2020. Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//announcing-leadership-colum

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet features pyramid tent on West Antarctic ice sheet taken by Lamont glaciologist Jonny Kingslake whose research focuses on understanding glacial processes to improve predictions of ice-sheet evolution. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

Calling all high school students! Join us for our first-ever Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains Pre-College Program (precollege.sps.columbia.edu/highsch/columbia-climate-school), held in-person this summer in Castleton, Vermont. The focus is to mobilize action, drive impact, and affect change in response to our warming planet. ... You have a critical role to play in finding solutions to a fast and evolving future where climate change continues to disrupt our way of life. Bring transparency to the complexities of the climate crisis and gain real-world experience to demonstrate your impact. Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//columbia-climate-school-goe

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet features icebergs outside the town of Ilulissat, Greenland taken by Lamont polar scientist Marco Tedesco whose research focuses on global #climatechange and the implications for the economy and real estate. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

Quiz break! Test your knowledge of #EarthDay, #environmentalism, and all things natural. Also visit our Earth Day website (earthday.columbia.edu) for other great content, events, and resources. #earthday2021 #happyearthday #earthmonth #earthmonth2021

Happy #EarthMonth! This #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet takes us onto our bucolic campus and features the field by our Lamont-Doherty Core Repository taken by Lamont administrative & special projects coordinator Miriam Cinquegrana. Follow #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet and share your own.... For more photos, also visit our #EarthDay website at earthday.columbia.edu.

Lamont biological oceanographer and PhD student Elise Myers is studying the microbial life of the Hudson River, including how environmental degradation disproportionately harms underserved communities. "One of the best things we can do right now is to address these wrongs, stop them, and also try to make the system more equal. That means minimizing pollution and really understanding where there is more exposure." Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//intersection-hudso...n-river-m : Lamont biological oceanographer and PhD student Elise Myers in the lab (Credit: Greta Moran)

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, which has a long tradition of pioneering women scientists, recognizes International Day of Women and Girls in Science with pride and an enduring commitment to its cause. Meet some of the extraordinary women of Lamont, The Earth Institute, Columbia University in the City of New York Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The International Research Institute for Climate and Society, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network in this inspiring flipbook. #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet just a few of the extraordinary women scientists of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory whose contributions are helping the world understand the mystery and mechanics of our planet. Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//celebrating-2021-internatio #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

#ICYMI: Alaskan Native Voices in Arctic Research, a panel discussion moderated by The Earth Institute's Andrew Revkin on integrating local voices in research, featuring Ikaavik Sikukun, or Ice Bridges, a research project in collaboration with the Iñupiat community in Kotzebue, Alaska on #climatechange in the Arctic and its impact on local communities: https://www.earth.columbia.edu//ldeo-colloquium-incorporat : Ikaavik Sikukun - Ice Bridges - ikaagviksikukun.org

#ICYMI: #ColumbiaClimateConversation on youth climate action moderated by Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development, Columbia University student Lauren Ritchie (The Eco Girl) with activists Isra Hirsi (US Youth Climate Strike), Hannah Testa (Hannah4Change), Genesis Butler, and Helena Gualinga: https://www.earth.columbia.edu//columbia-climate-conversat Organized by Lamont graduate student Kailani Acosta and postdoc Benjamin Keisling. Sponsored by Columbia GSAS Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion, and hosted in collaboration with The Earth Institute.

Looking for some weekend fun? "Discover Lamont! A Virtual Science Adventure" (lamontrocks.com/game) is an interactive journey through Lamont's campus and field stations to learn about #climatescience. This puzzle-filled, escape-room-like game will entertain, educate, and keep you guessing! ... Try it out with family and friends over Zoom, or go it alone for a challenge. You can always save your progress and come back later. Visit lamontrocks.com/game. #lamontrocks Polar Geophysics Group Lamont-Doherty Core Repository The International Research Institute for Climate and Society The Earth Institute Columbia University in the City of New York

Lamont engineer Nick Frearson builds instruments that help scientists collect vital data in Antarctica, the deep sea, and at the top of volcanoes. Frearson dives into what it’s like to work in Antarctica, why we need more information about ice sheets, and why he loves building new gadgets: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//nick-frearson-designs-devic High school students: Check out Nick Frearson's Out of Thin Air Maker Workshop. You'll learn how to build a C02 sensor and Ardu...ino-based microcontroller to monitor emissions and understand importance of data to science and policy: https://learn.ei.columbia.edu/c/out-thin-air-maker-workshop : Frearson stayed in this tent in the middle of East Antarctica, near the South Pole, for six weeks. The average temperature outside was -35F, but the tent’s dark color absorbed the sunlight (which was shining 24 hours a day at that time of year), keeping the inside of the tent above freezing. Credit: Nick Frearson

Thank you to our amazing community for your unprecedented support on #ColumbiaGivingDay! You folded, photographed, and donated for Lamont #science like never before. Special thanks to our $100,000 challenge match donors Ed Botwinick and Vicki Brown for doubling the impact! bit.ly/LDEOFB2020

Today is #ColumbiaGivingDay! Thanks to an incredible $100,000 match from Ed Botwinick and Vicki Brown, your gift will go even further. Plus, if donations to Lamont surpass last year's, your generosity will be rewarded with additional $ for Lamont #science! Donate NOW: bit.ly/LDEOFB2020

TODAY is #ColumbiaGivingDay! Your gift to Lamont helps our scientists pursue solutions to meet our most pressing challenges. Thanks to a $100,000 match from Ed Botwinick and Vicki Brownthe most generous matching challenge in Lamont historyevery gift will go even further. Support Lamont scientists on Oct 28! Give today: bit.ly/LDEOFB2020

Pier 26 in NYC's Hudson River Park is a living laboratory that sets the bar for ecological waterfront parks. "By allowing nature to finish what humans started, they've left an opportunity for research," including study of #climatechange and resilience, says Lamont education coordinator Margie Turrin. Via Smithsonian Magazine.

Through 7pm EDT on #ColumbiaGivingDay (Wed Oct 28), post a Wayback Wednesday throwback photo from your time at Columbia. Use #ColumbiaGivingDay and tag Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to win extra $ for Lamont #science!

Emissions from coal-fired power plants in China are seeding the North Pacific Ocean with metals including iron, a nutrient important for marine life, according to a new study co-authored by Lamont postdoc Paulina Pinedo-González. The particles, borne on long-distance winds, could alter the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, or change the ocean ecosystem, though it’s unclear whether it would be for better or worse. Learn more: https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu//metals-chinese-smokestacks- : Study lead author Paulina Pinedo-González tends to instruments that track seawater conductivity, temperature, and depth aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth. Credit: Nicholas J. Hawco

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How Low can you go for Lamont on #ColumbiaGivingDay?! Fold your origami Low Library (http://bit.ly/34mmKma) and post a creative photo on Giving Day (Wed Oct 28). Use #ColumbiaGivingDay and tag Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to win extra $ for Lamont science!

Rising sea levels are threatening coastal communities around the globe. TODAY 6pm EDT, join Lamont interim director Maureen Raymo and Columbia Engineering professor George Deodatis for a conversation with The Earth Institute director Alex Halliday about melting glaciers, rising oceans, and how we can protect our coastlines. RSVP for Under Water: Coastal Fragility and Our Rising Seas.

Now through 11am EDT on #ColumbiaGivingDay (Wed Oct 28), post a photo of the world's most adorable pet (yours!) with some Columbia blue. Use #ColumbiaGivingDay and tag Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to win extra $ for Lamont #science!

#ICYMI All #LamontOpenHouse resources are available at lamontrocks.com, including our awesome immersive game (lamontrocks.com/game), hands-on activities (lamontrocks.com/k12), and talks by experts like Lamont volcanologist Einat Lev...watch and submit your questions for Einat (https://openhouse.ldeo.columbia.edu//why-we-need-volcanic-). #lamontrocks