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Typically, political processes depend on catastrophes and crises to motivate major programs and expenditures. Will it take a large-scale flooding disaster to generate the political support to fund a flood control system that meets our region’s needs?

Increased heat due to human-induced climate change, not just lack of rain, is driving the continued drying of soils, say researchers.

The sustainability of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and Bangladesh depends on the balance of sea level rise, land subsidence and sedimentation. We are measuring the latter two across the coastal zone.

As part of our trip studying land subsidence and elevation changes, we boarded a boat to travel through the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.

Traveling by boat, we are finishing our data collection and equipment servicing in coastal Bangladesh.

On World Water Day, Columbia researchers explore the best options for replacing America’s aging pipes.

In a workshop focused on community engagement for flood planning in NYC, attendees discussed engagement strategies for resilience planning and effective strategies to empower communities.

Galen McKinley and her research group are quantifying how much carbon the ocean removes from the atmosphere—and how much it fluctuates—to better understand climate change.

Columbia Climate School and Columbia Engineering win a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop AI for sustainable waterways and ocean health.

The event featured films and speakers from around the world who spotlighted humanity’s essential relationship with water and how it continues to evolve in our changing climate.