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Desirée Plata appointed co-director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium - MIT - Climate (Sep 13) |
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Sep 13 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures? - MIT - Climate (Sep 5) |
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Sep 5 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Explained: The 1.5 C climate benchmark - MIT - Climate (Aug 27) |
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Aug 27 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Greening roofs to boost climate resilience - MIT - Climate (Apr 04, 2023) |
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Apr 04, 2023 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Featured video: Investigating our blue ocean planet - MIT - Climate (Feb 15, 2023) |
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Feb 15, 2023 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Kerry Emanuel: A climate scientist and meteorologist in the eye of the storm - MIT - Climate (Jun 29, 2022) |
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Jun 29, 2022 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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MIT Climate “Plug-In” highlights first year of progress on MIT’s climate plan - MIT - Climate (May 12, 2022) |
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May 12, 2022 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on using data and science to forecast climate-related risk - MIT - Climate (Apr 07, 2022) |
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Apr 07, 2022 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity - MIT - Climate (Dec 02, 2021) |
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Dec 02, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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MIT appoints members of new faculty committee to drive climate action plan - MIT - Climate (Sep 17, 2021) |
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Sep 17, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Climate and sustainability classes expand at MIT - MIT - Climate (Aug 24, 2021) |
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Aug 24, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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How data science gives new insight into air pollution in the US - MIT - Climate (Jun 02, 2021) |
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Jun 02, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than previously thought - MIT - Climate (May 18, 2021) |
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May 18, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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MIT unveils a new action plan to tackle the climate crisis - MIT - Climate (May 12, 2021) |
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May 12, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Ancient atmospheric oxygen sleuthing with ocean chromium - MIT - Climate (Apr 05, 2021) |
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Apr 05, 2021 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Aerosols from pollution, desert storms, and forest fires may intensify thunderstorms - MIT - Climate (Dec 31, 2020) |
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Dec 31, 2020 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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MIT oceanographers have an explanation for the Arctic’s puzzling ocean turbulence - MIT - Climate (Dec 15, 2020) |
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Dec 15, 2020 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Case studies show climate variation linked to rise and fall of medieval nomadic empires - MIT - Climate (Dec 11, 2020) |
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Dec 11, 2020 · Tree growth rings and ice cores illuminate the climatic conditions of times gone by. When combined with historical records and documents, climate data can also shed light on important events in human history - including the activities of nomadic groups such as the ancient Türks and Mongols.
“Climate data actually can tell us quite a lot about the history of nomadic empires,” said Nicola Di Cosmo, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and an expert on China and Inner Asian peoples and environmental history during a recent lecture in which he used a series of case studies to illustrate the links between climate history and nomadic empires. Such nomadic empires, Di ... Read more ...
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Field geology at a distance - MIT - Climate (Dec 07, 2020) |
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Dec 07, 2020 · Life is shaped by the environment in which it lives. When looking at an organism today, that relationship can be easily observed. But when all you’re left with is a fossil or rock, it can be tricky to identify the environment in which it formed, let alone the life forms that might have left their mark in that sample. Geobiologist Tanja Bosak now faces additional challenges as she searches for signs of early life on Mars.
“Mars is different. There are a lot of factors to consider. It’s a great challenge. It’s just fun to do; once we can do this for Earth, we can really set up the conditions for Mars.”
Scientists first need to backtrack what Mars might have been like in ... Read more ...
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Massive, swift federal investment needed to address climate change, panelists say - MIT - Climate (Nov 19, 2020) |
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Nov 19, 2020 · d="M12.132,61.991a5.519,5.519,0,0,1-5.866,5.753A5.554,5.554,0,0,1,.4,61.854a5.809,5.809,0,0,1,1.816-4.383,6.04,6.04,0,0,1,4.05-1.37C9.9,55.965,12.132,58.43,12.132,61.991Zm-8.939-.137c0,2.328,1.117,3.7,3.073,3.7s3.073-1.37,3.073-3.7-1.117-3.835-3.073-3.835C4.45,58.156,3.193,59.526,3.193,61.854Z" transform="translate(-0.4 -55.965)" fill="#333"/> d="M17.884,67.531l-3.352-5.753-1.257-2.191v7.944H10.9V56.3h2.793l3.212,5.616c.419.822.7,1.37,1.257,2.328V56.3h2.374V67.531Z" transform="translate(3.765 -55.889)" fill="#333"/> ... Read more ...
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Transatlantic research and study partnership continues amid the pandemic - MIT - Climate (Nov 03, 2020) |
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Nov 03, 2020 · “Global issues can only be solved with international collaboration and innovative ideas,” states Professor Maggie Dallman, vice president (international) at Imperial College London. “The MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund provides a platform for scientists to do that.” The fund, managed by MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) on behalf of the associate provost for international activities, builds on an existing partnership, with an exciting new focus.
This year, the fund is calling on researchers at each institution to submit proposals that address climate solutions and zero pollution. The new theme reflects research priorities already underway at ... Read more ...
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Universities should lead the way on climate action, MIT panelists say - MIT - Climate (Oct 23, 2020) |
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Oct 23, 2020 · Under its Plan for Action on Climate Change, MIT has a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 32 percent below its 2014 emission levels, by 2030. Those reductions are now at 24 percent, and the Institute is on track to meet or exceed the goal, said Joe Higgins, vice president for campus services and stewardship, thanks to Institute-wide efforts that benefit from connecting research and operations.
In the fifth of six symposia in the Climate Action series, held Oct. 20, an online panel of MIT experts including Higgins discussed the role of research universities in tackling climate change. Research universities like MIT provide critical technology and policy ... Read more ...
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Study: Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes - MIT - Climate (Jun 02, 2020) |
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Jun 02, 2020 · Media can only be downloaded from the desktop version of this website.
How can the world combat the continued rise in global temperatures? How about shading the Earth from a portion of the sun’s heat by injecting the stratosphere with reflective aerosols? After all, volcanoes do essentially the same thing, albeit in short, dramatic bursts: When a Vesuvius erupts, it blasts fine ash into the atmosphere, where the particles can linger as a kind of cloud cover, reflecting solar radiation back into space and temporarily cooling the planet.
Now scientists at MIT have found that solar geoengineering would significantly change extratropical storm tracks - the zones in the ... Read more ...
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Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities | MIT News - MIT - Climate (May 21, 2020) |
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May 21, 2020 · In recent decades, urban populations in China's cities have grown substantially, and rising incomes have led to a rapid expansion of car ownership. Indeed, China is now the world's largest market for automobiles. The combination of urbanization and motorization has led to an urgent need for transportation policies to address urban problems such as congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.
For the past three years, an MIT team led by Joanna Moody, research program manager of the MIT Energy Initiative's Mobility Systems Center, and Jinhua Zhao, the Edward H. and Joyce Linde Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) and director of ... Read more ...
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3 Questions: Energy studies at MIT and the next generation of energy leaders | MIT News - MIT - Climate (May 18, 2020) |
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May 18, 2020 · Students who engage in energy studies at MIT develop an integrative understanding of energy as well as skills required of tomorrow's energy professionals, leaders, and innovators in research, industry, policy, management, and governance. Two energy alumni recently shared their experiences as part of MIT's energy community, and how their work connects to energy today.
Abigail Ostriker '16, who majored in applied mathematics, is now pursuing a PhD in economics at MIT, where she is conducting research into whether subsidized flood insurance causes overdevelopment. Prior to her graduate studies, she conducted two years of research into health economics with Amy Finkelstein, the ... Read more ...
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Melting glaciers cool the Southern Ocean - MIT - Climate (May 17, 2020) |
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May 17, 2020 · Tucked away at the very bottom of the globe surrounding Antarctica, the Southern Ocean has never been easy to study. Its challenging conditions have placed it out of reach to all but the most intrepid explorers. For climate modelers, however, the surface waters of the Southern Ocean provide a different kind of challenge: It doesn’t behave the way they predict it would. “It is colder and fresher than the models expected,” says Craig Rye, a postdoc in the group of Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Oceanography John Marshall within MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS).
In recent decades, as the world warms, the Southern Ocean’s surface temperature ... Read more ...
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Climate knowledge for everyone - MIT - Climate (May 12, 2020) |
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May 12, 2020 · New interactive website leads the public through the knowns (and unknowns) of climate change.
MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel has made it a personal mission to speak publicly about climate change. He felt a new and surprising duty to speak up after the scientific issue became politicized in the United States. In fact, political identity is the number one indicator of whether or not an American agrees with the irrefutable science of climate change.
“The only remedy I can see is for scientists to make more effort to inform the public with hard evidence, presented in an easily digestible but accurate way,” says Emanuel, who is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric ... Read more ...
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3 Questions: Anne McCants on climate change in history | MIT News - MIT - Climate (May 06, 2020) |
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May 06, 2020 · MIT faculty, students, and alumni in the humanistic fields have research-informed perspectives that can help the world address the myriad social and ecological impacts of climate change. The following Q&A is the first in a new series of publications that highlight these insights.
Anne McCants, an MIT professor of history, is a Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow, director of the MIT Concourse Program, and president of the International Economic History Association. Her research interests lie in the economic and social history of the Middle Ages and early modern Europe, as well as in the application of social science research methods across the disciplines. Here she describes what ... Read more ...
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Kerry Emanuel elected a Royal Society foreign member - MIT - Climate (May 06, 2020) |
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May 06, 2020 · Kerry Emanuel, the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), is among 62 exceptional scientists elected as fellows, foreign members, and honorary fellows of the Royal Society this year. The independent academy of learned individuals, located in the United Kingdom, identifies and supports excellence in science, as well as encourages the development and use of research for the betterment of society. This cohort of UK and international members includes Nobel laureates, industry leaders, innovators, and science policy experts.
“While election to the fellowship is a recognition of exceptional ... Read more ...
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Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action? | MIT News - MIT - Climate (Apr 16, 2020) |
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Apr 16, 2020 · The Covid-19 pandemic could be a dry run for future impacts of climate change, with challenging and unprecedented situations requiring rapid and aggressive responses worldwide. A proactive approach to climate change aimed at minimizing such impacts will inevitably involve significant cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and investment in more resilient infrastructure. Although current global mitigation and adaptation efforts are proceeding slowly, one emerging strategy could serve as an accelerant: the financial disclosure of climate risk by companies. Such disclosure, if practiced more widely and consistently, could lower the risks of climate change by redirecting investments ... Read more ...
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Energy economics class inspires students to pursue clean energy careers | MIT News - MIT - Climate (Apr 13, 2020) |
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Apr 13, 2020 · Jing Li, an assistant professor of applied economics in the MIT Sloan School of Management, stands at the front of the classroom and encourages her undergraduate students to dig deeper. "Why was this a good idea?" she prompts. "How did people come up with these numbers?"
It's the second-to-last day of class, and the students in 15.0201/14.43 (Economics of Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability) are discussing their teams' results and the logic behind the decisions they made in the Electricity Strategy Game — a main feature of this elective.
"[With] so much magic," a student quips in response to Li's question, to a chorus of laughter.
The real magic, they all know, ... Read more ...
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MIT students dominate annual Putnam Mathematical Competition - MIT - Climate (Mar 03, 2020) |
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Mar 03, 2020 · Each December, thousands of undergraduates participate in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, the premier math contest in the United States and Canada. The 80th annual exam was held on Dec. 7, 2019, and results were announced Feb. 18. For the first time in Putnam's history, all five of the top spots in the contest, known as Putnam Fellows, came from a single school — MIT.
MIT students also dominated the rest of the scoreboard: nine of the next 11, eight of the next 12, and 33 of the following 80 honorable mention rankings. Among the top 192 test-takers overall, 76 were MIT students.
The 2019 Putnam Fellows, listed in alphabetical order, are seniors Ashwin ... Read more ...
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Probing microscopic wiggles in squishy materials - MIT - Climate (Mar 03, 2020) |
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Mar 03, 2020 · The term "colloidal gel" may not be a household name, but examples of these materials are everywhere in our daily lives, from toothpaste and shower gel to mayonnaise and yogurt. Colloidal gels are mixtures of particles suspended in fluid, and depending on how they are manipulated, these gels can flow like liquid or hold their shape like a solid.
One example that comes to mind, says study co-author Irmgard Bischofberger, is addressing the problem of the ever-present film of liquid on the surface of most yogurts. This liquid is either jostled out of the bulk of the yogurt during its transport, or it seeps out as a result of gravity, as the yogurt sits on a shelf over an extended ... Read more ...
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Four MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2020 - MIT - Climate (Feb 26, 2020) |
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Feb 26, 2020 · The four elected this year include:
Joel Emer, professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, for quantitative analysis of computer architecture and its application to architectural innovation in commercial microprocessors.
Muriel Médard, the Cecil H. Green Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, for contributions to the theory and practice of network coding.
Peter Shor, the Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics, for pioneering contributions to quantum computation.
Dick K.P. Yue, the Philip J. Solondz Professor of Engineering and professor of mechanical and ocean engineering, for contributions to ... | By School of Engineering School of Science MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Read more ...
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Through ReACT, refugee learners become "CEOs of their own lives" - MIT - Climate (Feb 26, 2020) |
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Feb 26, 2020 · Computer and data science graduates learned to forge their own destinies while gaining employable skills.
For graduates of the MIT Refugee Action Hub's (ReACT) computer and data science (CDS) certificate program, commencement means more than the completion of courses, workshops, and internships — it establishes the students as pioneers of a new, empowering educational model.
During a virtual commencement ceremony that streamed live on Jan. 28, Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma addressed the graduates as "the CEOs of [their] own lives," highlighting their initiative and determination to overcome the challenges that communities in crisis face in accessing ... | By Duyen Nguyen MIT Open Learning Read more ...
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A closer look at the diabetes disaster - MIT - Climate (Dec 17, 2019) |
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Dec 17, 2019 · In Belize, where diabetes is rampant, patients need insulin every day to maintain proper blood sugar levels. But if people lack electricity or a refrigerator, they cannot store insulin at home. Medical advice pamphlets encourage such patients to keep their insulin in the refrigerators at small corner grocery stores instead. And so, in some cases, there the insulin sits — right next to soft drinks which, in good measure, have helped cause the growing diabetes epidemic in the first place.
The International Diabetes Foundation estimates that 425 million people currently have diabetes, and that number is expected to increase to more than 600 million within a generation. (By the ... | By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office Read more ...
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Investigating the rise of oxygenic photosynthesis - MIT - Climate (Dec 04, 2019) |
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Dec 04, 2019 · A signal in the rocks
Some scientists consider localized evidence of the mineral manganese oxide in ancient sediments to be an indicator (or proxy) for the existence of oxygen-producing organisms. This is because manganese oxidation was only thought to be possible in the presence of significant amounts of O2, more than normally existed in the atmosphere pre-GOE. Thus, finding evidence of manganese oxide in sediments predating the GOE would suggest oxygen-producing organisms had evolved by that time and were active in the area.
But it turns out there's more than one way to oxidize manganese.
Anaerobic microbes change the game
As described in the new paper, ... Read more ...
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Continuing a legacy of Antarctic exploration - MIT - Climate (Nov 22, 2019) |
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Nov 22, 2019 · The Summons Lab compares lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to century-old samples.
When Robert F. Scott's Discovery expedition began exploring the Antarctic continent in 1901, they set out to geographically and scientifically characterize the regions touched by the Ross Sea. As the group of naval officers and scientists set foot upon the Ross Ice Shelf, they mapped their travels and completed surveys, collecting biological specimens for further study. Read more ...
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Surviving one of Earth's most extreme environments - MIT - Climate (Dec 14, 2018) |
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Dec 14, 2018 · Fatima Husain | EAPS December 14, 2018
Even in Earth's most inhospitable environments, life has taken hold.
Extremophiles are the organisms most well-known for withstanding extreme temperatures, pHs, salinity, and even nutrient-starvation. They have evolved special mechanisms that enable them to survive in their environments, but getting to the bottom of that resilience requires targeted and methodical interrogation.
At Yellowstone National Park and similar sites, extremophiles reside in environments such as acid hot springs or thermal acid soils. Here they are exposed, often intermittently, to some of the lowest naturally-occurring pHs on Earth, and temperatures ... Read more ...
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New climate model to be built from the ground up - MIT - Climate (Dec 12, 2018) |
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Dec 12, 2018 · The following news article is adapted from a press release issued by Caltech, in partnership with the MIT School of Science, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Facing the certainty of a changing climate coupled with the uncertainty that remains in predictions of how it will change, scientists and engineers from across the country are teaming up to build a new type of climate model that is designed to provide more precise and actionable predictions.
Leveraging recent advances in the computational and data sciences, the comprehensive effort capitalizes on vast amounts of data that are now available and on increasingly powerful computing ... Read more ...
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