A primer for understanding climate science | MIT News
MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel explains the science behind climate change, as well as the associated risks and how to quantify them.
Jan. 22, 2018 • ~5 min
Susan Solomon awarded the 2018 Crafoord Prize | MIT News
Professor of atmospheric chemistry honored for her contributions to atmospheric science.
Jan. 19, 2018 • ~4 min
Cleaner air, longer lives | MIT News
Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.
Dec. 25, 2017 • ~7 min
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century | MIT News
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
Nov. 13, 2017 • ~7 min
A brief history of environmental successes | MIT News
Susan Solomon's John H. Carlson Lecture examines past environmental challenges in the context of today's fight against climate change.
Nov. 9, 2017 • ~11 min
Research for global needs, present and future | MIT News
New Research Reception gives alumni and the community an inside look at research and initiatives in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Nov. 7, 2017 • ~12 min
Noelle Selin: Tracing toxins around the world | MIT News
Atmospheric chemist takes on pollutants and the global treaties written to control them.
Oct. 22, 2017 • ~10 min
Deep waters spiral upward around Antarctica | MIT News
Research reveals the upwelling pathways and timescales of deep, overturning waters in the Southern Ocean.
Sept. 26, 2017 • ~9 min
Kerry Emanuel: This year’s hurricanes are a taste of the future | MIT News
Climate scientist describes physics behind expected increase in storm strength due to climate change.
Sept. 21, 2017 • ~7 min
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction | MIT News
By 2100, oceans may hold enough carbon to launch mass extermination of species in future millennia.
Sept. 20, 2017 • ~9 min
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