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1 in 5 Butterflies Have Vanished in the U.S.—New Study Sounds the Alarm
March 6, 2025 A sweeping new study published in Science tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000…
March 6, 2025
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How Ants Respond to the Cicada Boom: Georgetown’s Martha Weiss Leads NSF-Funded Research
Every 13 or 17 years, the forests of the eastern U.S. erupt with the buzzing of billions of periodical cicadas emerging in synchronized cycles. These events bring a sudden,…
February 27, 2025
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Mend a Hand: Sewing Knowledge into Sustainability
Trish McGee (MS-ESM ’25) is a sustainability advocate and entrepreneur dedicated to reducing clothing and textile waste. Through her venture, Mend a Hand: Built with (Re…
February 25, 2025
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Event Recap: Climate Change and the Security Implications for Greece and its Neighbors
Last week, the Earth Commons Greece and the Columbia Athens Global Centre co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: Climate Change and Security…
February 24, 2025
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Bridging Continents and Currents: How Water and the Environment Shape Georgetown’s Global Leadership
For Dr. Raha Hakimdavar, it all began with water. As a child, it was “her first fascination,” and she first began ceremonially collecting rainfall in pots and pans in her-…
February 13, 2025
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The Intern Dispatches: Owl Pellets and First Impressions from Crete
Diane Li (C’26) explores an internship with ECo Greece at the Labs and Collections of the Natural History Museum of.…
January 30, 2025
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Student Reflections: Miriam Pineda-Gonzalez & Kareem Al-Eid
Meet Miriam and Kareem. They are current students in the inaugural cohort for the M.S. in Environment & International Affairs (MS-EIA) program: an interdisciplinary graduate…
January 28, 2025
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Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change?
“Average winter temperatures in particular have climbed more quickly than temperatures in other seasons, especially in the Northeast, where the American Christmas ideal emerged…
December 22, 2024
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Ozone recovery delayed 17 years by feedstock emissions, old gear
A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of the ozone layer since 2006, underscoring the need for…
December 10, 2024
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MS-ESM Students Tackle Sustainability Projects Through Partnerships With Earth Commons Greece
In the spring, the program collaborated with three major Greek companies on projects that provided real-world experience for students and valuable insights for the.…
December 10, 2024