Past Events
November 19, 2012
Watching the Arctic Melt: Adventures in Polar Oceanography
Arctic sea ice coverage hit a record low this past summer, with enormous implications for research, shipping, fishing, mining, oil production, geopolitics and global climate. Indeed this latest milestone in a decades-long trend of Arctic melting is a striking manifestation of accelerating climate change.The event explored what's happening at the top of the world, how we know about it, and why it matters.
November 16, 2012
In the spring of 2005, National Geographic photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment: to capture images of the Earth’s changing climate. The outcome: A movie called “Chasing Ice.”
"Chasing Ice" star Adam LeWinter joined us for a discussion on how they did it and what they discovered.
Learn more, and watch the film's trailer: http://www.chasingice.com/
November 01, 2012
Watch the event: http://globalchange.mit.edu/news-events/communications/35.
The Lorenz Center presents the 2nd John Carlson Lecture
The John Carlson Lecture communicates exciting new results in climate science to the general public. Free of charge, the lecture is made possible by a gift from MIT alumnus John H. Carlson to the Lorenz Center at MIT.
October 30, 2012
October 25, 2012
Geoengineering: Science & Governance Seminar SeriesSponsored by: MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and Harvard University Center for the Environment
October 19, 2012
The MIT Energy Night is a celebration of the ingenuity, innovation, and imagination of MIT faculty, researchers, students, and alumni. Hosted annually at the MIT Museum and organized entirely by students, Energy Night features over 70 academic poster presentations from every energy affiliated department at MIT as well as early stage start-ups based on MIT technologies. Last year, over 1300 people attended the Energy Night.