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News Release
MIT News | Mar 16, 2017
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In The News
PolitiFact | Mar 10, 2017
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In The News
Inside Climate News | Mar 07, 2017
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Mar 01, 2017
Algorithm produces more precise projections of extreme precipitation events
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Around Campus
MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jan 30, 2017
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MIT News | Jan 27, 2017