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PostOctober 6, 2023

AGU Fall Meeting to encourage the pursuit of Open Science

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Photo: AGU Fall Meeting Central Exhibit Hall (Source: AGU)

PostSeptember 19, 2023

How to tackle the global deforestation crisis

Economists Ben Olken of MIT and Claire Balboni are authors of a new review paper examining the “revolution” in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation. Pictured is deforestation occurring in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

PostSeptember 5, 2023

Uncovering how biomes respond to climate change

Leila Mirzagholi, an MIT postdoc in civil and environmental engineering, applies her physics and mathematical background to her research in evaluating the impact climate change has on our global terrestrial carbon cycle.

PostSeptember 5, 2023

3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?

MIT Associate Professor David Hsu is an expert in city policies concerning climate change. Following record-setting heat in the summer of 2023, he describes what cities are now doing in response, and the possibilities for new policy measures.

PostAugust 30, 2023

Here’s what we know about hurricanes and climate change

MIT Technology Review

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida in October 2022 as a Category 5 storm.

PostAugust 27, 2023

Explained: The 1.5 C climate benchmark

To prevent worsening and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, the world’s average temperature should not exceed that of preindustrial times by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). By why 1.5 degrees Celsius?

PostAugust 25, 2023

More homes mean more heat. Can new building codes help save metro Phoenix f...

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

Construction cranes in Phoenix on July 13, 2023, the 14th day in a row of temperatures 110 degrees or more.

PostAugust 23, 2023

Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer

MIT Technology Review

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PostJuly 31, 2023

As Arizona builds to solve a housing crisis, will its homes withstand futur...

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

Arizona is growing rapidly. How are cities preparing for the heat of the future?

PostJuly 27, 2023

How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs

Reforestation and afforestation are “natural climate solutions” that can help cut carbon, restore ecosystems, create jobs, and provide other environmental and social benefits. A new study explores how to make forestry-based NCS projects more effective.

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