Topic
Lorenz Center
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Chaos and climate: Celebrating two pioneers of modern meteorology
Trailblazing scientists Jule Charney and Edward Lorenz gave us numerical weather prediction and chaos theory, highlighting the value of basic research.
February 14, 2018 -
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
November 13, 2017 -
A brief history of environmental successes
Susan Solomon's John H. Carlson Lecture examines past environmental challenges in the context of today's fight against climate change.
November 9, 2017 -
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction
By 2100, oceans may hold enough carbon to launch mass extermination of species in future millennia.
September 20, 2017 -
Climate@MIT
New online publication reports on climate science research at the Institute.
February 27, 2017 -
Big ice, big science
Richard Alley delivers 2016 Carlson Lecture on the physics of glaciers and how ice sheets capture a history of the world’s climate.
November 14, 2016 -
MIT on Climate = Science + Action
MIT will host a daylong symposium to address the nexus of science and action on climate change.
January 22, 2016 -
Daniel Rothman awarded math prize for work on Earth's carbon cycle
Professor of geophysics and co-director of the Lorenz Center at MIT honored with the 2016 American Mathematical Society Levi L. Conant Prize.
November 30, 2015 -
Cloud watching: Bjorn Stevens delivers 2015 John Carlson Lecture on clouds and climate change
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology describes how atmospheric water contributes to climate change.
October 26, 2015 -
Peter Molnar takes down a popular scientific theory at the 2014 John Carlson Lecture
University of Colorado at Boulder professor presented “Big Cats, Panamá, and Armadillos: A Story of Climate and Life” at the New England Aquarium.
October 29, 2014 -
Peter Molnar to speak on big cats, Panama, and armadillos with "A Story of Climate and Life"
Geologist and 2014 Crafoord Prize-winner will deliver the 4th annual John Carlson Lecture.
October 10, 2014 -
Lorenz Center’s first workshop unites climate-science leaders around the theme of water
February 25, 2014 -
The mathematics of leaf decay
A mathematical model reveals commonality within the diversity of leaf decay.
October 4, 2012