Climate
Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
November 21, 2012
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.
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.
When it rains, it pours
September 17, 2012
Study estimates rate of intensification of extreme tropical rainfall with global warming.
MIT community takes the Earth Day Challenge
June 1, 2012
Take Action! Earn Points! Win Prizes!
Report: China’s actions are crucial on climate change
May 24, 2012
Research shows China’s impact on climate change, as well as its potential to shape the path forward.
Water world
March 21, 2012
'Weather in a tank' demonstration helps students grasp fluid dynamics.
Knight Fellows offer tips on tackling the energy and climate science beat
February 24, 2012
Science journalists discuss the current state of their profession and its future.
Also labeled: Climate change, Energy, Journalism, Science writing, Special events and guest speakers
EPA air chief talks energy, environment with MIT experts
January 31, 2012
Also labeled: Environment, Greenhouse gases, Natural gas, President Obama, Shale, Special events and guest speakers
Designing policies to curb fuel use, GHG emissions
January 10, 2012
Also labeled: Emissions, Energy, Environment, Greenhouse gases, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Policy
Powering our cars, economy and climate policy
January 10, 2012
Coal-to-liquid fuels poised for a comeback
June 9, 2011
With rising energy prices, could coal-to-liquid conversion become an economical fuel option?
The aerosols conundrum
July 8, 2010
Research shows that aerosols not only cool, but also heat the planet — a finding that may cloud the validity of climate-change models.
Lunch with a Laureate: Eric Chivian
July 7, 2010
Presented by the MIT Museum and the Cambridge Science Festival
3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercury
June 7, 2010
As U.N. negotiations begin this week on a global mercury treaty, an MIT atmospheric scientist explains the challenges ahead.
3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
June 1, 2010
An MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.
Explained: Climate sensitivity
March 19, 2010
If we double the Earth’s greenhouse gases, how much will the temperature change? That’s what this number tells you.
Also labeled: Environment, Explained
Weather in a Tank
March 17, 2010
A curriculum built around a rotating-tank experiment could improve weather and climate education
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