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Link to Article | Oct 10, 2014
Geologist and 2014 Crafoord Prize-winner will deliver the 4th annual John Carlson Lecture."
Helen Hill (EAPS)
MIT News
October 10, 2014
Peter Hale Molnar, professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder, Colo., presents the...
In The News
Link to Article | Oct 02, 2014
John Reily, codirector of the MIT Joint Program, talks with Climate Central about the 2014 Climate and Energy Outlook's findings on global water stress.
Bobby Magill
Climate Central
Water stress — the general scarcity of freshwater for people who need it — is considered by many scientists as one of the biggest challenges facing humanity and struggling ecosystems in a world increasingly affected by climate change.
Studies...
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BusinessGreen.com | Oct 01, 2014
BusinessGreen -- Latest Energy and Climate Outlook predicts world on track for temperature increases of 3.3C to 5.6C this century, presenting huge challenge to global economy
by BusinessGreen staff
MIT has added its voice to the cacophony of scientific institutions presenting warnings on the true scale of projected climate impacts, with the publication of a new report arguing we are currently on track to far exceed the 2C temperature goal set by the...
Commentary
University of Nottingham Climate Policy Institute Blog | Sep 23, 2014
An article published this week on the University of Nottingham Climate Policy Institute Blog: "China: Local incentives drive action on global climate change".
You can find the full article by following the link below:
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Link to Article | Aug 29, 2014
MIT's Prof. Noelle Selin appeared on CBC's The Exchange with Amanda Lang to discuss the findings of a study recently published in Nature Climate Change. Watch the interview below.
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MIT News | Aug 27, 2014
Study finds big snowstorms will still occur in the Northern Hemisphere following global warming.
In The News
Link to Article | Aug 27, 2014
What is the observational evidence that the ocean has warmed in recent years, and how difficult is it to quantify? Oceans at MIT asks Carl Wunsch about the limits of our knowledge.
Genevieve Wanucha
Oceans at MIT
Carl Wunsch (MIT PhD ’67), Cecil and Ida Green Professor Emeritus of Physical Oceanography at MIT, has spent an entire career investigating the ocean’s role in climate, from both observational and theoretical angles. Early in his career, he...
In The News
Link to Article | Aug 26, 2014
The Atlantic reports on an MIT study that concludes that cost of limiting carbon emissions would pay for itself in human health benefits.
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James Hamblin
The Atlantic
The polar ice caps feel remote. The threat of orioles permanently leaving Baltimore for cooler climates might be a little more compelling. But researchers are learning that the most effective way around climate-policy ambivalence is to invoke...
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Link to Article | Aug 25, 2014
The Christian Science Monitor writes about an MIT climate change study released Sunday, indicating that the cost of slashing coal-fired carbon emissions would be offset by reduced spending on public health. The EPA-funded study examined climate change policies similar to those proposed by the Obama administration in June.
Jared Gilmour
Christian Science Monitor
President Obama’s controversial plan to phase out coal and slash carbon emissions is an expensive one. But a new study suggests it could...
In The News
Link to Article | Aug 22, 2014
According to MIT researchers, ocean circulation explains why the Arctic feels the effects of global warming much more than the Antarctic.
Genevieve Wanucha
MIT News
Over recent decades, scientists have watched a climate conundrum develop at the opposite ends of Earth: The Arctic has warmed and steadily lost sea ice, whereas Antarctica has cooled in many places and may even be gaining sea ice. Now, MIT researchers have...