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News Release
2023 Annual Report of the MIT Joint Program | Mar 06, 2024
![EPA says it's 'looking into' study that found electric cars are MORE toxic than gas-powered vehicles (Source: US Department of Energy) Are electric cars more toxic than gas-powered vehicles?](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/Paltsev_DM.jpg?itok=G3V4UoCf)
In The News
Daily Mail | Mar 06, 2024
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Feb 20, 2024
![Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries, with people becoming more upset if fires originate outside their own country, according to a new study analyzing social media activity. Pictured is a 2019 forest fire in Central Kalimantan. Image: Arfan Sabran, iStock Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Indonesia-Wildfire-01_0.jpg?itok=GjawO_68)
![Caption :Researchers studied the impact of deforestation on the global mercury cycle and found that deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of global human-made mercury emissions. Credits :Image: MIT News; iStock Researchers studied the impact of deforestation on the global mercury cycle.](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Mercury-Deforestation-01-press.jpg?itok=qo9_pUpV)
![Caption :The Climate Project at MIT, a major campus-wide effort, includes new arrangements for promoting cross-Institute collaborations and new mechanisms for engaging with outside partners to speed the development and implementation of climate solutions. Credits :Photo: Emily Dahl The Climate Project at MIT](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-DJI_0964-Dahl-01-press_0.jpg?itok=Hajxor2j)
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![Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (right) presented Susan Solomon with the VinFuture Award for Female Innovator at an award ceremony on Dec. 20 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Solomon was recognized for her work on ozone depletion and the creation of the Montreal Protocol. Photo courtesy of the VinFuture Foundation Susan Solomon wins VinFuture Award for Female Innovators](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/Solomon-VinFuture-Award-web-01.jpg?itok=DA6B3t-r)
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jan 26, 2024