"Disruptors" is a series sharing new and innovative ideas and viewpoints from Columbia Cancer researchers and clinicians. For decades, researchers have known that climate change can cause cancer. In the 1940s, scientists discovered that heat is required for the activation of ultraviolet (UV) radiations’ tumor-forming ability; in the absence […] Click here to view original […]
Colorado River and reservoir management was designed during a much wetter period. Now, water officials are grappling with how to make do with less. The Animas River flows in Farmington, N.M., on July 22, 2020. The river is a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado […] Click here to view original
Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico Read More »
US government spending on climate technology and clean energy will more than triple in the next 10 years under three recently introduced laws, a new report finds. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act include more than $500 billion of climate […] Click here to view original
Three laws will triple US climate change spending over the next decade Read More »
Quality of Air on Earth Credit: VT98Fan CC-BY SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the quality of air on earth will likely worsen due to an anticipated rise in frequency, intensity, and duration of heatwaves and wildfires. The WMO […] Click here to view original
The Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region is surrounded by forests and is the largest drinking water reservoir in Germany. Credit: André Künzelmann/UFZ. The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore important – but is at significant risk due to climate […] Click here to view original
Drinking Water Quality Is Being Impacted by Climate Change Read More »
Ice entering the ocean might look like this. Credit: Getty / Posnov As many climate change activists are pointing out lately, the "doomsday" implied in the term "Doomsday Glacier" — the nickname given to the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica — may be coming soon. But what will that day […] Click here to view original
What will actually happen when the so-called ‘Doomsday Glacier’ disintegrates? Read More »
Inquire on the right for our list_