Earth and atmospheric sciences

Panel reviews economics of climate change

Stern Report was a 'wakeup call' to the world

February 13, 2007

Carbon dioxide could be injected underground into the briny porous rock below. Most of the CO2 gas would be immobilized (light blue), trapped as small bubbles (white) in the pore space of the rock (gray). Only a small portion of the CO2 (dark blue) will continue to flow up towards the impermeable layer of caprock (yellow).

Storing carbon dioxide below ground may prevent polluting above

February 7, 2007

Report: Human activity fuels global warming

February 2, 2007

MIT Professor Jefferson Tester points to a geothermal map of the U.S. Tester lead a panel that has concluded that a substantial portion of the country's energy needs could be met by mining geothermal resources.

MIT-led panel backs 'heat mining' as key U.S. energy source

January 22, 2007

Pie charts show how American attitudes have changed from doubt to acceptance of global warming. The chart at left reflects a 2003 MIT survey, the one at right the same survey in 2006. Yellow = serious, act now; red = some action; green = wait and see; blue = not a problem.

MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns

October 31, 2006

Fred Sanders, pioneer storm forecaster, dies

October 27, 2006

Energy experts side with 'Truth'

September 27, 2006

Research led by MIT professor Elfatih Eltahir indicates that trees in a desert forest in Oman survive by extracting moisture from low-lying clouds.

MIT team describes unique desert cloud forest

September 6, 2006

This egg-drop contestant made it only partway down -- to the top of the door into the Green Building -- then broke on impact. The egg drop contest was part of an Aug. 28 orientation event sponsored by Terrascope, a learning community for freshmen that focuses on earth sciences and the environment. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('eggdrop-4-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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An eggs-ellent beginning

September 1, 2006

MIT researchers employed time-lapse vertical seismic profiling (VSP) to help identify natural gas pockets. The left panel shows seismic maps of underground faults and wells that may contain hard-to-get-at reservoirs of oil and gas. The middle and right panels show more detailed data gathered through VSP.

Acoustic data may reveal hidden gas, oil supplies

August 28, 2006

Clock in the rock: MIT geologist leads effort to measure Earth's history

August 14, 2006

Microbe center plumbs depths of ocean life

August 10, 2006

Scientists call for government action to avert disaster

July 25, 2006

Antarctic ocean found crucial to atmosphere's health

July 11, 2006

Human activity linked to rise in hurricanes

May 31, 2006

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