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Scientific American | Jan 25, 2016
What does global warming mean for extreme snowfall?
Andrea Thompson | Climate Central
In case you haven’t heard, Washington, D.C., and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region, are about to get walloped by a major storm that could...
Jan 19, 2016
B.B. Cael - The 2016 Basics of Climate Science course surveys the fundamentals of climate science, emphasizing radiation and greenhouse gases, the carbon cycle and earth’s heat storage.
Jan 16, 2016
Evaluation of land resources by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization suggest availability of arable land itself is not a major constraint on food production at least through mid-century, assuming continued yield improvements. There are, however, some wild cards that could vastly impact...
News Release
Jan 15, 2016
Aerosols shown to exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation
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The Economist | Jan 14, 2016
The largest hydroelectric project in Africa has so far produced only discord
The Economist
WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all the scheming, and with a big chuckle, Muhammad Morsi, then president, informed his colleagues that their discussion was being...
News Release
Jan 05, 2016
Study analyzes role of rainforests, other protected areas in mitigating climate change
News Release
Jan 05, 2016
Joint Program research presented at the AGU’s annual fall meeting
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MIT News | Jan 04, 2016
Benefits from international regulations may double those of domestic policy
News Release
Dec 23, 2015
2015 Energy and Climate Outlook Sees COP21 as Progress, with More Work Ahead