Mathematics Predicts a Sixth Mass Extinction

Deep Waters Spiral Upward Around Antarctica

Team Gathers Unprecedented Data on Atmosphere’s Organic Chemistry

Neighboring Exoplanets May Hold Water, Study Finds

Strength of Global Stratospheric Circulation Measured for First Time

Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli to Give Rachel Carson Lecture at AGU's Fall 2017 Meeting

The chosen female scientist exemplifies Rachel Carson’s work with cutting-edge ocean science, especially science relevant to societal concerns.

For the Love of Ice: Journeys to the Remote and Inhospitable

Saving Venice, MIT-style

Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate Summer Round Up

Before the summer ends and we start in on our next year of exciting research and events, catch up on some stories you may have missed from last year. Features from the previous academic year include exciting climate research, new planetary findings, faculty awards and events. 

New Faculty

EAPS is delighted to introduce three new members of faculty: Brent Minchew will join EAPS as an Assistant Professor with PAOC and Geophysics in January 2018, Julien de Wit as an Assistant Professor in July 2018, and Katherine de Kleer as an Assistant Professor in July 2019.

Phytoplankton & Chips

Microbes mediate the global marine cycles of elements, modulating atmospheric CO₂ and helping to maintain the oxygen we all breath yet there is much about them scientists still don’t understand. Now, an award from the Simons Foundation will give researchers from the Darwin Project access to bigger, better computing resources to model these communities and probe how they work.

The Sticky Intertropical Convergence Zone

Ocean circulation coupled to changes in trade winds efficiently damps ITCZ movement to transport heat across the equator.

Indian Monsoons Have Strengthened Over Past 15 Years

A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come.

Understanding Climate Change’s Ground Zero

Study highlights need to improve modeling of carbon-rich Northern Eurasia

Susan Solomon Honored for her Contributions to Atmospheric Science

Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies Susan Solomon to receive the Royal Society's 2018 Bakerian Medal and give the Bakerian Lecture.

Climate Change to Deplete Some US Water Basins, Reduce Irrigated Crop Yields

By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report.

Rising Temperatures are Curbing Ocean’s Capacity to Store Carbon

Study finds large amounts of carbon dioxide, equivalent to yearly U.K. emissions, remain in surface waters.