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Instruments to Study Space Weather Set for NASA Launch
A $32 million instrument
package set for launch Feb.
9 by NASA should help
scientists better understand
the violent effects of the
sun on near-Earth space
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Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers
The fact that glaciers in
the Himalayan mountains are
thinning is not disputed.
However, few researchers
have attempted to rigorously
... > full story
Stratospheric Water Vapor Is a Global Warming Wild Card
A 10 percent drop in water
vapor ten miles above
Earth's surface has had a
big impact on global
warming, say researchers.
The findings might help
... > full story
Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas Increase Despite Reduction Efforts
Despite a decade of efforts
worldwide to curb its
release into the atmosphere,
scientists have measured
increased emissions of a
... > full story
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Upper Atmosphere Influences Weather Near Earth's Surface
January 30, 2010 — To what extent does what's happening in the stratosphere, tens of kilometers above Earth, influence the weather in the troposphere, the layer of atmosphere that touches Earth? Researchers performed a ... > full story -
Research on Global 'Sun Block' Needed Now, Experts Argue
January 28, 2010 — Internationally coordinated research and field-testing on "geoengineering" the planet's atmosphere to limit risk of climate change should begin soon along with building international governance, ... > full story -
Study Documents Reaction Rates for Three Chemicals With High Global Warming Potential
January 27, 2010 — A new study provides new information about the rates at which three of the most powerful greenhouse gases are destroyed by a chemical reaction that takes place in the upper ... > full story -
Ozone Hole Healing Could Cause Further Climate Warming
January 26, 2010 — The hole in the ozone layer is now steadily closing, but its repair could actually increase warming in the southern hemisphere, according to ... > full story -
UK Under Snow as Seen from Space
January 26, 2010 — Scientists have released images of the UK under snow and they are exploring the possible causes of this recent extreme ... > full story -
Springtime Ozone Increases Above Western North America Linked to Emissions from Abroad
January 21, 2010 — Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in ... > full story -
Why Hasn't Earth Warmed as Much as Expected? New Report on Climate Change Explores the Reasons
January 19, 2010 — Planet Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth's "climate sensitivity" -- the amount of global temperature increase expected in ... > full story -
Heat and Moisture from Himalayas Could Be a Key Cause of the South Asian Monsoon
January 14, 2010 — Climate scientists suggest that the Tibetan Plateau -- thought to be the primary source of heat that drives the South Asian monsoon -- may have far less of an effect than the Himalayas and other ... > full story -
Highway Barriers Stifle Sound, Sight, and Soot
January 5, 2010 — Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, ... > full story -
How the Moon Gets Its Exosphere
January 2, 2010 — Several decades ago scientists discovered that the Moon, long thought to have no atmosphere, actually does have an extremely thin exosphere. Scientists generally believe that the ions that make up ... > full story
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