http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/27/seeking-the-signal-in-the-noise-of-environmental-performance-metrics/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/27/seeking-the-signal-in-the-noise-of-environmental-performance-metrics/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:12:09 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=22231 The 2012 Environmental Performance Index is a powerful tool for diagnosing trends not just across countries but over time, too. Consider what we can learn about overfishing, for example.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/27/seeking-the-signal-in-the-noise-of-environmental-performance-metrics/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/02/population-map-shows-how-close-irene-came-to-being-even-bigger-disaster/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/02/population-map-shows-how-close-irene-came-to-being-even-bigger-disaster/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:16:14 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17214 A stark picture of how close Hurricane Irene came to being an even more serious disaster than it was emerges by overlaying a map of the storm track with a population distribution map.  What made the storm as bad as it was had a lot to do with the fact that its trajectory took it [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/02/population-map-shows-how-close-irene-came-to-being-even-bigger-disaster/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/13/climate-security-linkages-lost-in-translation/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/13/climate-security-linkages-lost-in-translation/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:54:34 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6322 Contrary to recent news stories, the possibility that climate change might trigger conflict remains very real.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/13/climate-security-linkages-lost-in-translation/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:53:23 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/11/the-military-climatological-complex/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/11/the-military-climatological-complex/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:24:14 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=933 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/11/the-military-climatological-complex/feed/ 1