Fertilize the ocean, cool the planet?
MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.
MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.
Study finds some coastal regions may face a risk of unprecedented storm surge in the next century.
Study explains how rain droplets attract aerosols out of the atmosphere.
Atmospheric scientist tracks climate change’s effects on extreme storms.
New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought.
Professor in civil and environmental engineering and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences will be honored at an awards ceremony in December.
Research suggests western U.S. deserts were relatively wet up until 8,200 years ago.
New method may help engineers determine coastal impact of dams and levees.
Study finds many species may die out and others may migrate significantly as ocean acidification intensifies.
The structure may help scientists identify radiation-remediation strategies in space.
A witness to “a montage of environmental changes” in her native China, grad student Ruby Fu now studies the fate of methane bubbles in the ocean.
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
Cycling of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is more intense than thought, and emissions are increasing.
Faculty, administrators, and guests gather to mark the endowment of a new professorship in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.