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Global Changes - Spring 2024 Newsletter | Jun 18, 2024
Insights, news, projects, publications and other developments at the MIT Joint Program
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jun 12, 2024
A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels (MIT EAPS)
Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth’s climate, scientists and policymakers can estimate conditions like sea level rise, flooding, and rising temperatures, and make decisions about how to appropriately respond. But...
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The Indian Express | Jun 10, 2024
There is an 80% chance that the world will temporarily cross the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold in the next five years. A long-term breach would accelerate and intensify the catastrophic impacts of climate change. (The Indian Express)
This May was the warmest May ever. In fact, each of the last 12 months have set a new warming record for that particular month, Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last week.
The average global temperature last month was 1.5 degree Celsius above the estimated May average...
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MSN | Jun 05, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy DIrector Sergey Paltsev highlights lower climate impact of EVs over conventional vehicles (MSN, The Cool Down)
ans of electric cars, and Tesla more specifically, have something to be excited about — recent footage shows 1,500 Teslas getting loaded onto a carrier ship.
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MIT Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) | Jun 04, 2024
MIT Joint Program project to focus on food security in Africa under a changing climate (MIT J-WAFS)
J-WAFS awards seed grants to seven MIT projects in water and food
The 2024 grantees will address challenges in water and food systems using biology, engineering, social science, and other disciplines
Carolyn BlaisJune 3, 2024
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Boston Globe (Camberville & Beyond Newsletter) | May 23, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser offers his perspective on local, regional and global climate trends (Boston Globe)
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Boston Globe | May 21, 2024
Launched in 2017 in France, the Energy Observer operates as a mobile clean energy laboratory and as a demonstration of its onboard technologies (Boston Globe)
By Daniel Kool Globe Correspondent,Updated May 20, 2024, 7:43 p.m.
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BBC | May 20, 2024
The balance of phytoplankton populations in the sea is shifting as a result of human-induced climate change, altering the oceans in profound ways (BBC)
When you picture the ocean you might imagine sparkling turquoise waters – but recent research suggests swathes of our world's oceans may in fact be turning greener. And the leading culprit might be climate change.
And while some waters are becoming more green, particularly in low...
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MIT Climate Portal | May 20, 2024
“Clean energy” usually refers to energy sources that produce no climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions in their operation. That doesn’t mean they have zero impact on the environment. (MIT Climate Portal)
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May 16, 2024
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek highlights risks and potential solutions at Vatican summit on climate resilience
On May 15, the Vatican convened a three-day summit, “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience,” for researchers, policymakers and faith leaders aimed at producing a Planetary Protocol for Climate Change Resilience.