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New Robust Laser System to Track Emissions of Greenhouse Gas Methane

Heatwaves in the Arctic, longer periods of vegetation in Europe, severe floods in West Africa – starting in 2021, scientists want to explore the emissions of the greenhouse gas methane with the German-French satellite MERLIN. This is made possible by a new robust laser system of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, which achieves unprecedented measurement accuracy.

20 Jun 2017

Climate Change Could Destroy Forested Peatlands, Causing Major Carbon Emissions

Tropical peat swamp forests, which once occupied large swaths of Southeast Asia and other areas, provided a significant "sink" that helped remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But such forests have been disappearing fast due to clear-cutting and drainage projects making way for plantations.

13 Jun 2017

MIT’s Award-Winning Thesis Shows Clean Energy Development Pathways for India

As the world's second fastest-growing major economy and third largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, India is at a crossroads.

9 Jun 2017

Climate Change and Wildfire Events Play a Big Role in Reduction of Stored Carbon in Forests

New research from a multi-university team of biologists shows what could be a startling drop in the amount of carbon stored in the Sierra Nevada mountains due to projected climate change and wildfire events.

26 May 2017

Intensity of Extreme Rainfall Could Increase with Rise in Global Temperatures

A new study by researchers from MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich shows that the most extreme rain events in most regions of the world will increase in intensity by 3 to 15 percent, depending on region, for every degree Celsius that the planet warms.

16 May 2017

Three Questions to Make Informed Decisions on Responses to Anthropogenic Climate Change

While research into the Earth's processes, the climate, and its dynamics has come a long way in the last several decades, there is still more to be done, say climate researchers.

4 May 2017

Month-Long Airborne Campaign to Build Confident and Consistent Picture of Carbon-Dioxide and Methane Fluxes

In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region — an area chosen in part because it encompasses a range of vegetation, climate, and soil types that would influence the exchange of carbon dioxide and methane between the Earth and the atmosphere.

3 May 2017

New Study Explains Previously Unknown Carbon Preservation Mechanism

An astounding amount of carbon can be present in the soils and sediments, which is much higher than the carbon content present in the atmosphere and plants in the world collectively and represents a major potential source of carbon dioxide – a greenhouse gas.

2 May 2017

Former Congressman Bob Inglis Delivers Lecture on Climate Change and Free Enterprise at MIT

Describing himself as an "energy optimist" and a "climate realist," former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC) told an MIT audience on Tuesday, April 25, that solutions to address climate change are within reach, but that support from conservatives will be indispensable to moving them forward.

29 Apr 2017

Climate Data Analyst Thomas Karl Delivers Lecture at MIT

Climate data analyst Thomas Karl describes global temperature and precipitation measurement and interpretation in the 16th Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture.

26 Apr 2017