@columbiaclimate, Faculty: @ColumbiaCS @climatesociety; Advisor @RCClimate; @ITCAlumni, remote sensing🛰 + disasters, floods, compound events, early warning, 🍕
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New paper alert🚨!
The impact of flooding on food security across Africa, now out in @PNASNews
tl;dr
Floods effect food security in some countries more than others, in various ways
Floods can be positive and/or negative
Key factors: Flood type, Spatial scale, Time since event
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Chances favor a “very strong” El Niño emerging this fall, but while we understand what El Niño is, every El Niño is different, with uncertainties in timing, extent, and duration of impacts, says climate scientist @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @PopMech. popularmechanics.com/science…
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.@UNEP report out today, Limiting overshoot: Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C & pathways towards return, says cities esp. vulnerable to intense heat & floods; pic, man douses himself in Mexicali where temps can top 50°C (Francisco Javier Chavez/GHHIN-EJN - bit.ly/4xyNFq2
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"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @ABC. abcnews.com/International/el…
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Given likelihood of El Niño's rapid strengthening and extreme weather events, now is the time to ready financing, human resources, and logistics to support the most vulnerable, writes @wxpizza of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and @columbia_ncdp. climatecentre.org/17489/wmo-…
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Citing 'remarkable agreement' by models, @WMO now says current #ElNiño will strengthen rapidly, increasing likelihood of #heatwaves, #droughts, heavy #rainfall & extreme-#weather worldwide; @KenyaRedCross pic, Nov. 2023 ElNiño-related flood response - bit.ly/4eO2s9G
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El Niño is here. @columbiaclimate professor/@columbia_ncdp faculty director @jeffschlegel and NCDP climate scientist @wxpizza explain why that’s a head start, not just a headline. Learn more: ncdp.columbia.edu/ncdp-persp…
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“A flood means we need to be close to a river—that’s how we’ve been trained to think. But you don’t need a riverbed; you don’t need a coastline,” says @columbia_ncdp's @wxpizza. All you need is rain. And that can happen almost anywhere. Via @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @ABC. abcnews.com/US/el-nino-retur…
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🤔 You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? 💡 Columbia Climate School experts Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, @mfting, @wxpizza, and climate reporter Tracy Wholf explain what a strong El Niño could mean for the planet this year: news.climate.columbia.edu/20…
ALT Satellite image and reporter in the field with Q: You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? and A: Senior producer and climate reporter Tracy Wholf answers. news.climate.columbia.edu/tag/you-asked/
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As El Niño forecasts have grown more accurate, humanitarian groups, governments, companies, farmers have become more adept at preparing, though the most vulnerable may not have access to all the info they need, says @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @CNN. cnn.com/2026/05/19/climate/s…
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How should climate information be translated into useful decisions before disaster strikes? Climate scientist @wxpizza of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and @columbia_ncdp joins Outrage + Optimism to explore what climate preparedness looks like. 🎙️ outrageandoptimism.org/episo…
ALT Outrage + Optimism podcast #357 with headshots of the hosts and the text Forecasting Disaster: A "Super" El Niño? And the Case for Early Action with Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson + Andrew Kruczkiewicz from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
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"Cada El Niño es diferente en términos de momento, magnitud y extensión geográfica, y tales diferencias conducen a la variabilidad en los impactos —en las temperaturas y las precipitaciones, por ejemplo— a escala global", dice el experto @wxpizza de @columbia_ncdp . Vía @ABC .
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says expert @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @ABC. abcnews.com/US/el-nino-retur…
Andrew Kruczkiewicz retweeted
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says expert @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp. Via @ABC. abcnews.com/US/el-nino-retur…
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Climate scientist @wxpizza of @columbia_ncdp is watching how forecasters factor AI predictions into public storm warnings. "Even if models are considered better or high quality, decision-making is not necessarily simplified," he says. Via @climate. bloom.bg/401O6dt
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As part of its Moonshot Goal 8 Program, scientists address the question: Is it possible to tame river flooding? Andrew Kruczkiewicz weighs in on this debate in a French article in @LesEchos by @jhennoparis. lesechos.fr/idees-debats/sci…
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Freezing rain is "by far the most dangerous" form of precipitation. When rain freezes on & around surfaces, that could mean cars are encapsulated in ice. Bridges & roadways can also accumulate & freeze over puddles, noted @wxpizza. axios.com/2026/01/23/ice-sto… @columbiaclimate @axios
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Places are seeing disasters they aren’t used to, extreme events are intensifying faster, & they are becoming more complex. That requires earlier warnings & new approaches to response & recovery, noted Andrew Kruczkiewicz. @wxpizza @AP @columbiaclimate ow.ly/tKnL50XSqQv
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Earth observations for climate adaptation: tracking progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation through satellite-derived indicators
nature.com/articles/s41612-0…
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Climate overshoot has huge implications for where we live, how we get our food, & our quality of life, yet despite these cataclysmic shifts, there has been little work done on the human implications of this world, noted @wxpizza. ow.ly/5i6e50XQ4gV @columbiaclimate
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2025 was a historic year, making headlines for disastrous wildfires, catastrophic floods in TX, & deadly heatwaves in Europe and Asia. Read the top stories that shaped the State of Our Planet featuring @columbia_ncdp experts @jeffschlegel & @wxpizza. #TexasFloods #climatechange
🍃 2025 was another historic year for climate impacts, but also a year marked by meaningful collaboration to build a more sustainable and just future for our planet. 📣 Check out this past year's top stories from State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/20…
ALT 2025 with images of nature, research, and events inside the numbers.