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  Amount of Dust Blown Across the Western U.S. Is Increasing

  June 10, 2013 — The amount of dust being blown across the landscape has increased over the last 17 years in large swaths of the West, according to a new ... > full story
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  Pollution in Northern Hemisphere Helped Cause 1980s African Drought

  June 6, 2013 — Air pollution in the Northern Hemisphere in the mid-20th century cooled the upper half of the planet and pushed rain bands south, contributing to the prolonged and worsening drought in Africa's Sahel ... > full story
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  2011 Draconid Meteor Shower Deposited a Ton of Meteoritic Material on Earth

  June 6, 2013 — About a ton of material coming from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner was deposited in the Earth's atmosphere on October 8th and 9th, 2011 during one of the most intense showers of shooting starts in the ... > full story
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  NASA to Study How Pollution, Storms and Climate Mix

  June 6, 2013 — NASA aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions, which are pushed high into the atmosphere by large storms, ... > full story
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  Ancient Trapped Water Explains Earth's First Ice Age

  June 5, 2013 — Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia may hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth's first ice age, say ... > full story
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  Laser-Brightened Cirrus Clouds

  June 5, 2013 — Intense laser light pulses increase the brightness of high cirrus clouds. Scientists have been investigating the interactions of laser light and ice clouds using a unique AIDA aerosol and cloud ... > full story
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  Global Warming Caused by CFCs, Not Carbon Dioxide, Researcher Claims in Controversial Study

  May 30, 2013 — Chlorofluorocarbons are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, a researcher claims in a controversial new study. CFCs are already known to deplete ozone, but in-depth ... > full story
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  NASA’s HS3 Mission Aircraft to Double Team 2013 Hurricane Season

  May 29, 2013 — During this year's hurricane season NASA will "double-team" on research with two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft winging their way over storms that develop during the peak of the season. NASA's ... > full story
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  Scientists Develop CO₂ Sequestration Technique

  May 28, 2013 — Scientists have discovered and demonstrated a new technique to remove and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while generating carbon-negative hydrogen and producing alkalinity, which can be used to ... > full story
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  Study Explores Atmospheric Impact of Declining Arctic Sea Ice

  May 28, 2013 — New research explores the impact of ice free seas on the planet's atmospheric ... > full story

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