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MIT, MIT News, News | April 27, 2017
Earth Observing–1 Satellite is Retired, Leaving a Legacy of Spectacular Imagery
Advanced Land Imager instrument developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory helped NASA mission exceed expectations. -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | April 27, 2017
3Q: Refocusing Climate Research in a New Era
A new perspective from climate researchers argues that there are three key questions that should frame future climate research. -
Featured Stories, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | April 26, 2017
Leshner Leadership Fellow Noelle Selin Catalyzes Dialogue with Public, Policymakers
MIT researcher helps bring scientific evidence into public decision-making -
Featured Stories, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, MIT EAPS, MIT News, News | April 26, 2017
Correcting the Records
Climate data analyst Thomas Karl describes global temperature and precipitation measurement and interpretation in the 16th Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT CEE, MIT News, News | April 24, 2017
Nile Faces Greater Variability
Climate change could lead to overall increase in river flow, but more droughts and floods, study shows. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | April 18, 2017
MIT Quarter Century Club Welcomes New Members for 2017
Class includes 99 new members from both the Cambridge campus and Lincoln Laboratory among them are Michael Follows, Lodovica Illari, and John Marshall. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | April 12, 2017
Kerry Emanuel Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kerry A. Emanuel, the EAPS Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Co-Director of the Lorenz Center, joins the ranks of some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business, and philanthropic leaders in the academy. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | April 11, 2017
Environmentalist and Explorer
Senior Elizabeth Rider uses atmospheric chemistry research to create international connections. -
Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, News | April 7, 2017
ES&T’S BEST PAPERS OF 2016
Selin’s “Costs of IQ Loss from Leaded Aviation Gasoline Emissions” takes Top Paper in Environmental Policy. -
Featured Stories, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, News | March 28, 2017
The Future of Forests Under Climate Change
Study projects vast regional differences in forest productivity, migration and wildfire impacts -
MIT, News | March 24, 2017
How Climate Change Covered China in Smog
Air quality in Beijing has a lot to do with snowstorms in Siberia. Associate Professor Noelle Selin comments on how local weather can influence global air pollution in The Atlantic. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | March 24, 2017
Storied Women of MIT: Pauline Morrow Austin
Storied Women of MIT is a series of 60-second historical profiles of MIT students, researchers, and staff that demonstrates the role of women at the Institute from its founding to today. -
MIT, News | March 21, 2017
Volcanic Eruption Expanded Ozone Hole to Record Size
New research supports previous MIT findings that a volcanic eruption expanded Antarctica's ozone hole in 2015. -
MIT, News | March 20, 2017
Standing Out in Earth and Planetary Sciences
MIT students and postdocs receive recognition for their outstanding presentations and posters at the 49th Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. -
MIT, News | March 17, 2017
Multi-Land Surface Models Sensitivity Study on Ecosystem Responses to Enhanced and Extended Drought Conditions
Liyi Xu, a Research Scientist with the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change presents a "Study on Ecosystem Responses to Enhanced and Extended Drought Conditions." -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | March 16, 2017
Climate Change to Worsen Drought, Diminish Corn Yields in Africa
Over the next century, southern Africa will see widespread decreases in maize production. -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | March 13, 2017
Preparing for Extremes: How Models Can Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change Uncertainties
The concern around climate change has scientists focusing their attention on regions around the world that are expected to be particularly hard hit. -
MIT, MIT News, News | March 9, 2017
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 Subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas. -
MIT, News | March 9, 2017
PAOC Faculty Fact-Check MIT Colleague on Climate Science
PAOC rebuts MIT professor emeritus Richard Lindzen's climate science claims in an open letter to President Trump. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | March 6, 2017
Underwater Mountains Help Ocean Water Rise from Abyss
Turbulence from seafloor topography may explain longstanding question about ocean circulation.