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Link to Article | Apr 14, 2015

Mick Follows uses tiny marine microbes to model climate change.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office Dip a beaker into any portion of the world’s oceans, and you’re likely to pull up a swirling mix of planktonic inhabitants. The oceans are teeming with more than 5,000 species of phytoplankton — microscopic plants in a kaleidoscope of shapes and sizes. Together,...
In The News
Link to Article | Apr 10, 2015

Grants of up to $200,000 will fund environmental partnerships over the next two years

    Photo: Christopher Harting   by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office Joint Program researchers Prof. Valerie Karplus and Prof. Noelle Selin receive grants from from the Environmental Solutions Initiative to examine how current efforts to reduce coal use in China affect toxic air pollution across...
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MIT News | Apr 06, 2015

MIT discussion highlights causes for optimism and the importance of emphasizing positive steps.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office Panelists at an MIT discussion yesterday on how to improve communication about climate change said that while serious obstacles remain in making the issues and potential solutions clear to the public and political leaders, there is some cause for optimism,...
Apr 02, 2015

This presentation was hosted by the Boston University Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. Dr. John M. Reilly is the co-director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. He is also a lecturer at...

In The News
New Times | Mar 30, 2015

In an interview with The New Times, MIT Professor Ron Prinn says the new AGAGE climate observatory in Rwanda will help educate Rwandans interested in atmospheric science.

Solomon Asaba | The New Times Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Centre for Global Change Science are in advanced stages to start a climate observatory centre in Rwanda, next year, with an aim of collecting atmospheric observations from the slopes of Mt. Karisimbi, a volcano...
In The News
Link to Article | Mar 30, 2015

MIT event to address communication challenges — and opportunities for MIT to help overcome them.

Jessica Fujimori | MIT News correspondent On Tuesday, March 31, MIT students, faculty, staff, and administrators will gather for an interactive panel discussion about challenges in communication around climate change. The event, titled “Getting Through on Global Warming: How to Rewire Climate...
Student Spotlight
Mar 19, 2015

There is one little-discussed side-effect of reducing emissions that produces immediate local benefits: cleaner air.

In The News
Washington Post | Mar 19, 2015

The Washington Post speaks to MIT meteorologist Kerry Emanuel, who dissects the climate science behind a recent tropical cyclone.

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By Angela Fritz | The Washington Post Late last week, one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record in the South Pacific made a direct hit on the island nation of Vanuatu, leaving more than 20 people dead and massive destruction in its wake. Tropical Cyclone Pam’s sustained winds of 165 mph and...
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MIT News | Mar 13, 2015

MIT Climate Change Conversation gets underway with brainstorming session on how to catalyze change.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office A gathering of MIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni took part Thursday in series of talks, polling questions, and brainstorming sessions aimed at spurring the whole MIT community to engage in the process of making the Institute a world leader, role model, and...
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MIT News | Mar 10, 2015

Professor of civil and environmental engineering Dara Entekhabi, science team leader of NASA's SMAP satellite, marvels at the project's first snapshot of Earth.

by Kelsey Damrad | MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering As severe weather hazards continue to afflict parts of the country to historic extremes, Professor Dara Entekhabi of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and a team of NASA scientists provide an...

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