Study: Volkswagen’s excess emissions will lead to 1,200 premature deaths in Europe | MIT News

Countries hit hardest by automaker’s emissions scandal include Germany, Poland, France, and Czech Republic.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 3, 2017 ~8 min

Climate@MIT | MIT News

New online publication reports on climate science research at the Institute.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Feb. 27, 2017 ~2 min


3Q: Julien de Wit on the discovery of seven temperate, nearby worlds | MIT News

Planets may harbor conditions suitable for sustaining liquid water — and thus life.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2017 ~9 min

Modeling the unequal benefits of U.S. environmental policy | MIT News

New toolset evaluates economic impacts of ozone reduction policies for nine income groups.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Feb. 15, 2017 ~5 min

Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air | MIT News

Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 1, 2017 ~6 min

Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin, a founder of radar meteorology | MIT News

MIT faculty, friends, and family gathered to remember Austin's life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Jan. 31, 2017 ~7 min

How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series | MIT News

Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Jan. 31, 2017 ~7 min

Explained: Greenhouse gases | MIT News

Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2017 ~9 min


Study tracks “memory” of soil moisture | MIT News

First year of data from SMAP satellite provides new insights for weather, agriculture, and climate.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 16, 2017 ~7 min

Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise | MIT News

Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 9, 2017 ~7 min

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