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.
March 3, 2017 • ~8 min
Climate@MIT | MIT News
New online publication reports on climate science research at the Institute.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jan. 9, 2017 • ~7 min
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