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Dust in the clouds
Dust in the clouds
May 9, 2013
Cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic particles, study finds.
Also labeled: Climate, Climate change, Earth and atmospheric sciences, NASA, Planetary science, Weather, Atmospheric chemistry, Cirrus clouds
Demystifying the Cretaceous hothouse
Demystifying the Cretaceous hothouse
March 20, 2013
MIT researchers crack longstanding paradox in climate science
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Ocean science, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Climate, Ocean modeling, Research, Paleoclimatology, Oceans at MIT
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
November 7, 2012
MIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning.
Also labeled: Climate, Climate change, Developing countries, Hurricanes, Infrastructure, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Natural disasters, Policy, Research, Weather
When it rains, it pours
When it rains, it pours
September 17, 2012
Study estimates rate of intensification of extreme tropical rainfall with global warming.
Also labeled: Atmospheric modeling, Climate, Climate change, Computer modeling, Cyclones, Weather, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Research, Tropical rainfall
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