
It's Not Just the Heat, It's the Ozone: Hidden Heat Wave Dangers Exposed
During heat waves –
when ozone production rises
as plants’ ozone
absorption is curtailed --
more pollution is left in
... > full story

Air Pollution Responsible for More Than 2 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year, Experts Estimate
More than two million deaths
occur globally each year as
a direct result of
human-caused outdoor air
pollution, a new study has
... > full story

Global Warming Caused by CFCs, Not Carbon Dioxide, Researcher Claims in Controversial Study
Chlorofluorocarbons are to
blame for global warming
since the 1970s and not
carbon dioxide, a researcher
claims in a controversial
... > full story

Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
The winds of the
quasibiennial oscillation in
the tropical upper
atmosphere have greatly
weakened at some altitudes
... > full story
- It's Not Just the Heat, It's the Ozone: Hidden Heat Wave Dangers Exposed
- Air Pollution Responsible for More Than 2 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year, Experts Estimate
- Global Warming Caused by CFCs, Not Carbon Dioxide, Researcher Claims in Controversial Study
- Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
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Climate Change Deniers Using Dirty Tricks from 'Tobacco Wars', Expert Says
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'Self-Cleaning' Pollution-Control Technology Could Do More Harm Than Good, Study Suggests
June 13, 2013 Environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in "self-cleaning" paints and building surfaces may actually cause more problems than they solve. The study finds that ... > full story -
Scientists Investigate Release of Bromine in Polar Regions
April 26, 2013 Researchers have employed a novel measurement device for new studies in ... > full story -
Ancient Earth Crust Stored in Deep Mantle
April 24, 2013 Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth's crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive. New ... > full storyMore: -
Sunlit Snow Triggers Atmospheric Cleaning, Ozone Depletion in the Arctic
April 24, 2013 Researchers have discovered that sunlit snow is the major source of atmospheric bromine in the Arctic, the key to unique chemical reactions that purge pollutants and destroy ... > full story -
Ozone Masks Plants Volatiles, Plant Eating Insects Confused
April 2, 2013 Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to new ... > full story -
Causes of 2011 Arctic Ozone Hole Determined
March 11, 2013 A combination of extreme cold temperatures, human-made chemicals and a stagnant atmosphere were behind what became known as the Arctic ozone hole of 2011, a new study ... > full story -
Ground-Level Ozone Falling Faster Than Model Predicted
March 11, 2013 While dangerous ozone levels have fallen with reductions in emissions from vehicles and industry, a new study suggests a model widely used to predict the impact of remediation efforts has been too ... > full story -
Ozone Layer Above North Pole Expected to Recover by End of Century
March 11, 2013 Good news for the ozone layer above the Arctic. The Montreal Protocol is showing effects: according to recent measurements, the ozone layer over the North Pole should recover by the end of the ... > full story -
Clues to Climate Cycles Dug from South Pole Snow Pit
February 25, 2013 Particles from the upper atmosphere trapped in a deep pile of Antarctic snow hold clear chemical traces of global meteorological events, climate scientists from France have found. Anomalies in oxygen ... > full story
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