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    The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism during the industrial era suggests the oceans are struggling to keep up with rising emissions...

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    Taking Teachers Into Field Helps Schools, Students, Study Finds
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    Peering Under the Ice of a Collapsing Polar Coast
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    Stalled Economy or Not, Record Year for CO2 Emissions

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November 24, 2009 3:00 pm The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges: An Overview and Focus on Water

December 09, 2009 12:00 pm CERC Information Session: Evening Certificate in Conservation Biology

December 16, 2009 12:00 pm CERC Information Session: Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U)

December 17, 2009 11:00 am IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing

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    Is There A Reliable Way To Track CO2?
    Scientific American, November 20


    Seas Are Struggling To Absorb Emissions
    New York Times, November 18


    Tree Ring Science And Tomorrow’s Water
    Scientific American, November 18


    Copenhagen Climate Change Talks Stall As CO2 Emissions Rise
    Christian Science Monitor, November 18


    Study: Ponds Source Of Arsenic In Bangladesh
    Associated Press, November 16


Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Earth & Environmental Sciences

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University invites applications for Postdoctoral fellowships in any field of the earth, environmental, or ocean sciences. Candidates should have recently completed their Ph.D. or should expect to complete their degree requirements by September, 2010.

The deadline for completed applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowship is January 11, 2010.
 
 

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ICE BRIDGE BLOG

Scientists from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Are Mapping Antarctica's Thinning Ice Sheets in a NASA-led mission called Operation  Ice Bridge.  What they find may help predict future sea level rise

Read their blog for highlights.

 

 

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    Tree Rings, Climate Change and the Rainy Season
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    Assessing Resilience of Past Societies to Climatic Change
    The Case of Angkor's 15th Century Collapse and Reorganization
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