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Does Global Warming Lead To A Change In Upper Atmospheric Transport?
December 15, 2008 — Most atmospheric models predict that the rate of transport of air from the troposphere to the above lying stratosphere should be increasing due to climate change. Surprisingly, an international group ... > full story -
Surface-Level Ozone Pollution Set To Reduce Tree Growth 10% By 2100
December 9, 2008 — Modern day concentrations of ground level ozone pollution are decreasing the growth of trees in the northern and temperate mid-latitudes, according to new research. Tree growth, measured in biomass, ... > full story -
Climate Change May Boost Exposures To Harmful Pollutants
November 22, 2008 — A review of studies projecting the impact of climate change on air quality, including effects on morbidity and mortality, indicates that adverse health effects will likely rise with changes in ... > full story -
Snow In The Arctic: An Ingredient In A Surprising Chemical Cocktail
November 7, 2008 — In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the ... > full story -
2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole
November 5, 2008 — The ozone hole over Antarctica, which fluctuates in response to temperature and sunlight, grew to the size of North America in a one-day maximum in September that was the fifth largest on record, ... > full story -
Conclusive Proof That Polar Warming Is Being Caused By Humans
October 30, 2008 — New research by the University of East Anglia has demonstrated for the first time that human activity is responsible for significant warming in both polar ... > full story -
Wildfires Cause Ozone Pollution To Violate Health Standards, New Study Shows
October 9, 2008 — Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate US health standards. A new study has found that California wildfires in 2007 tripled the number of ozone violations across a broad ... > full story -
2008 Ozone Hole Larger Than Last Year
October 7, 2008 — The 2008 ozone hole -- a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica -- is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as ... > full story -
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis
October 6, 2008 — Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research suggests a novel ... > full story -
Estrogen 'Flooding Our Rivers,' Montreal Study Finds
September 18, 2008 — A water treatment plant from Canada's second biggest city, Montreal, is dumping 90 times the critical amount of certain estrogen products into the river. It only takes one nanogram (ng) of steroids ... > full story
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