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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
July 4, 2013 — Fossil fuel companies have been funding smear campaigns that raise doubts about climate change, according to ... > full story -
'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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