Topic
Climate
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Iberdrola and MIT Energy Initiative announce $10.3 million collaboration
Funding will establish MIT professorship and support low-carbon energy and climate initiatives.
June 21, 2017 -
Measuring biological dust in the wind
A technique developed in the Cziczo Lab may be the most accurate way of identifying biological aerosols from mineral dust in the atmosphere and analyzing their contribution to cloud formation and climate change.
June 20, 2017 -
MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India
Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.
June 7, 2017 -
Letter regarding US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
June 2, 2017 -
MIT issues statement regarding research on Paris Agreement
June 2, 2017 -
Tackling air pollution in China
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
May 17, 2017 -
Varied increases in extreme rainfall with global warming
Intensification of extreme rainfall varies from region to region, study shows.
May 15, 2017 -
3Q: Refocusing climate research in a new era
Associate Professor Paul O'Gorman describes three questions climate scientists recently suggested should frame the future of climate research.
May 3, 2017 -
Correcting the records
Climate data analyst Thomas Karl describes global temperature and precipitation measurement and interpretation in the 16th Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture.
April 25, 2017 -
Nile faces greater variability
Climate change could lead to overall increase in river flow, but more droughts and floods, study shows.
April 24, 2017 -
ENN Group becomes MIT Energy Initiative member to advance energy storage technologies
ENN Group, one of China’s largest private energy companies, will join MITEI’s Center for Energy Storage Research.
April 13, 2017 -
Climate change to worsen drought, diminish corn yields in Africa
Over the next century, southern Africa will see widespread decreases in maize production.
March 16, 2017 -
Underwater mountains help ocean water rise from abyss
Turbulence from seafloor topography may explain longstanding question about ocean circulation.
March 6, 2017 -
Climate@MIT
New online publication reports on climate science research at the Institute.
February 27, 2017 -
3Q: Maria Zuber, daughter of coal country
MIT’s vice president for research describes how growing up in eastern Pennsylvania shaped her views on climate policy.
February 27, 2017 -
Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air
Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.
February 1, 2017 -
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
January 30, 2017 -
Projecting food, water, energy, climate and other global changes
Marking 25 years of science and policy studies, the MIT Joint Program launches new website showcasing its expanded research portfolio.
January 27, 2017 -
Mapping out a low-carbon future
Energy scenarios provide useful decision-support tools for policymakers and investors.
January 19, 2017 -
Study tracks “memory” of soil moisture
First year of data from SMAP satellite provides new insights for weather, agriculture, and climate.
January 16, 2017