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News Release
Tufts University | Aug 15, 2017
Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in U.S. freshwaters

Tufts University-led study--co-authored by three MIT Joint Program researchers--predicts growth of cyanobacteria in lakes and reservoirs due to global warming. Coverage: NPR/Michigan Radio, WGBH
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MIT News | Aug 14, 2017
Case study suggests new approach to urban water supply
One drought remedy: Keep infrastructure fast, cheap, and under control
Water Desalination Report
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News Release
Aug 11, 2017
Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture
MIT Joint Program researchers organize and co-edit symposium on the topic in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 
Summer 2017 issue of the journal Review of Environmental Economics and Policy • Approaches to Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: An Overview of the Debate • The Use of Panel Models in Assessments of Climate Impacts on Agriculture
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International Food Policy Research Institute | Aug 09, 2017
Will sustainable land management mitigate Ethiopia’s land degradation challenges?

Only if the government provides subsidies to farmers who invest in the practice, suggests study co-authored by MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek
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MIT News | Jul 24, 2017
Study: Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years
A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come
Economic Times • Calcutta Telegraph • News Nation • HIndustan Times • India Blooms • Quartz • India Today • Down to Earth
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Jul 20, 2017
Understanding climate change’s ground zero
Study highlights need to improve modeling of carbon-rich Northern Eurasia
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MIT News | Jul 11, 2017
Climate change to deplete some US water basins, reduce irrigated crop yields
By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report
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News Release
Jun 28, 2017
Joint Program-affiliated PhD student recognized for innovative water-supply planning research
Sarah Fletcher receives new graduate fellowship and “Best Presentation” award
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News Brief
Chaire Economie du Climat | Jun 23, 2017
Climate policy in the new U.S. administration

Chaire Economie du Climat: Jonathan B. Wiener, J.D., author of a new essay on the current status and possible future of U.S. climate policies, spoke on this topic at the XL (40th) MIT Global Change Forum in March.
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Global Changes - Spring 2017 Newsletter | Jun 09, 2017
Global Changes - Spring 2017
IN THIS ISSUE: Future of forests under climate change / More extreme storms ahead for California / Charting a better future for Africa / Monitoring mercury

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