Tropical Storm Henri Is Bringing High Winds, Heavy Rain And Flooding. Is It Climate Change?

In light of hurricane Henri that threatened the Northeast, WBUR reporter Miriam Wasser spoke with climate and hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel about hurricanes, risk associated with them, and how climate change has influenced them over the years. View all spotlights

Explaining diversity patterns among marine phytoplankton

Scientists extend a concept from network theory to develop a new diagnostic for fluid flows useful in understanding the structuring of marine phytoplankton distributions. View all spotlights

Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds

Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear. View all spotlights

Smarter regulation of global shipping emissions could improve air quality and health outcomes

Study shows need to identify domestic and international pollution sources in policy design View all spotlights

Geologists take Earth’s inner temperature using erupted sea glass

The results could help scientists unravel the processes underlying plate tectonics. View all spotlights

A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes

Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration. View all spotlights

What happens to marine life when oxygen is scarce?

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EAPS and Chemistry welcome new DEI Officer

EmmaLee Pallai will disseminate best practices for recruiting, building, and maintaining inclusive and equitable academic communities, and promote shared values of excellence, belonging, openness, integrity, and mutual respect. View all spotlights

Wanying Kang joins EAPS as assistant professor in climate science

Kang’s research focuses large-scale atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and their effects on the climate of Earth and other planetary bodies. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2022. View all spotlights

Imagining the distant past — and finding keys to the future

Associate professor of Earth science David McGee studies the atmosphere’s response to paleoclimate changes. View all spotlights

Malanotte-Rizzoli and Stone shape the future of climate and ocean science

MIT professors contribute decades of visionary teaching and research, and an endowed chair in climate and geosciences. View all spotlights

Student Spotlight: Lei Ma & Lydia Babcock-Adams

Students in the Joint Program come from a variety of backgrounds: from microbiology, to physics, to mechanical engineering, to marine science. View all spotlights