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PostOctober 18, 2021

How marsh grass protects shorelines

A new MIT study provides greater detail about how thes protective benefits of marsh plants work under real-world conditions shaped by waves and currents. The simulated plants used in lab experiments were designed based on Spartina alterniflora, which is a common coastal marsh plant.

PostOctober 7, 2021

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastr...

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

As climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other extreme events in the United States and around the world, and the populations and economies they threaten grow and change, there is a critical need to make infrastructure more resilient. A new "risk triage" platform developed by the MIT Joint Program could help decision-makers to take action to mitigate and adapt to multiple, compounding risks that face the nation.(Source: Severe Weather Europe)

PostSeptember 29, 2021

The language of change

Philosophy matters to Conti not only because he is interested in ethics, but because he believes that philosophy of language, which can illuminate how humans communicate, will help him advance convincing arguments on behalf of good climate policy.

PostSeptember 3, 2021

How Ida dodged NYC’s flood defenses

MIT Technology Review

Rain from Hurricane Ida floods the basement of a fast food restaurant in the Bronx.

PostSeptember 2, 2021

Mitigating hazards with vulnerability in mind

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

Ipek Bensu Manav (right) chats with Hessam AzariJafari, her colleague at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub. During her time at CSHub, Manav has placed engineering in its social and political contexts and built new connections in the process.

PostSeptember 1, 2021

How to keep the power on during hurricanes and heat waves and fires and...

MIT Technology Review

Hurricane Ida knocked down transmission and distribution lines across parts of Louisiana.

Educator GuideAugust 19, 2021

Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Educator Guide

TILclimate Podcast

TIL about sea level rise part 2: educator guide

Educator GuideAugust 13, 2021

National Security and Climate Change Educator Guide

TILclimate Podcast

TIL about national security: guide for educators

PodcastJuly 22, 2021

E4: TIL about national security

TILclimate Podcast

PostJuly 21, 2021

Cities are scrambling to prevent flooding

MIT Technology Review

Abandoned cars are flooded with water after a 2014 storm in Detroit.

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