Earth and atmospheric sciences

MIT researchers help reduce uncertainty of global climate prediction

December 15, 2000

Model shows less uncertainty in cooling due to sulfate aerosols

Molina offers recommendations to fight Mexico City air pollution

December 6, 2000

Also labeled: Energy, Environment, Global, Environment and energy

MIT method allows urban air pollution to be factored into global climate change models

September 21, 2000

Worsening urban air pollution won't increase global temperature over next 100 years

Also labeled: Energy, Environment, Urban studies and planning, Environment and energy

MIT researcher finds clues to formation of Indian Ocean

December 9, 1999

One rock establishes a role for continental crust

Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering

Team finds surprising volcanic clues to Indian Ocean formation

December 8, 1999

MIT receives $5 million in software from Schlumberger

November 2, 1999

New laboratory will expand MIT research of Earth's upper crust

Also labeled: Administration

Recent earthquakes unrelated

October 27, 1999

Ancient cooling may not have raised mountain crests

October 27, 1999

Ocean measurements allow predictions of hurricane intensity

October 27, 1999

Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering

MIT researcher uses simple ocean measurements to predict hurricane intensity

October 13, 1999

Experts to debate climate change risks

September 29, 1999

Also labeled: Special events and guest speakers

EAPS celebrates new Klein fellowship

September 29, 1999

MIT researchers monitoring earthquakes in Turkey say Istanbul could be next target

August 17, 1999

Also labeled: Global

MIT researcher creates scale to assess Earth-asteroid close encounters

July 22, 1999

Also labeled: Space, astronomy and planetary science

Scientists describe global distribution of cosmic rays in space

June 9, 1999

Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Space, astronomy and planetary science

MIT students install weather probes on Mt. Everest trek

May 12, 1999

Also labeled: Media Lab

Notes from the lab

April 14, 1999

Also labeled: Economics

Researcher seeks to unravel physics of landscape erosion

April 7, 1999

Researchers' work sheds light on atmosphere's multi-tiered structure

April 7, 1999

Researchers propose new model for Earth mantle convection

March 31, 1999

MIT researchers say the atmosphere has more layers than once thought

March 25, 1999

Also labeled: Global

MIT researchers propose new model for convective circulation within Earth's mantle

March 18, 1999

First deep sea archaeology conference at MIT January 29-31

December 22, 1998

Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering, Special events and guest speakers

Where there's smoke, there's lightning with a rare positive charge, MIT researcher finds

October 1, 1998