Countering climate change with cool pavements

Researchers affiliated with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub find that paving material selection could mitigate extreme heat and greenhouse gas emissions.

Andrew Logan | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Aug. 22, 2021 ~10 min

When hotter and drier means more – but eventually less – wildfire

Not all forests respond to hotter and drier conditions in the same way.

Jeremy Littell, Research Ecologist - Climate Impacts, US Geological Survey • conversation
Aug. 19, 2021 ~9 min


Digital health is a vital tool: here's how we can make it more sustainable

As the pandemic pushes healthcare online, it’s time to stop overlooking the environmental impacts.

Maddy Thompson, Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Geography, Keele University • conversation
Aug. 19, 2021 ~6 min

With climate change, seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 ~9 min

Seemingly small climate changes can have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 ~9 min

Climate change is relentless: Seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 ~9 min

Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds

Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 11, 2021 ~8 min

Why eye-catching graphics are vital for getting to grips with climate change

Visualising climate change data in accessible ways can help convince audiences from all backgrounds about the urgency of the climate crisis.

James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 ~8 min


Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived

From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.

William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 ~11 min

Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals

Study gauges the pace of shifting to battery power.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 10, 2021 ~5 min

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