A 4 percent reduction per year in carbon dioxide emissions should net $339 billion in health savings in 2030, researchers estimate
News & Media: Earth Systems
On International Journalism Festival panel, MIT Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly highlights challenges and strategies for impactful climate change reporting
Interactions among microorganisms account for nitrite accumulation just below the sunlit zone, with implications for oceanic carbon and nitrogen cycling
Researchers celebrate women in environmental sciences and engineering--including former Joint Program research associate Megan LIckley--at the MIT Museum’s Girls Day
EnergyCollective: Joint Program Report used in Shell scenario shows how massive reforestation could make it possible to cap global warming at 1.5°C
Joint Program Co-Director mentors 360° video journalists
Trailblazing scientists Jule Charney and Edward Lorenz gave us numerical weather prediction and chaos theory, highlighting the value of basic research
An increase in corn and soybean production in the Midwest may have led to cooler, wetter summers there
Joint Program researchers advocate for improved modeling approach
Joint Program IAP courses review fundamentals and explore emerging trends
Short-term variability and long-term change in climate pose a challenge to water planners. Some climate uncertainties can be reduced over time as new information is collected, while others are irreducible.
Paper advances adaptive urban water-supply planning approach