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Coastal Waters Produce Halogenated Organic Molecules That Exacerbate Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
February 1, 2012 — Coastal waters of the tropical Western Pacific produce natural halogenated organic molecules involving chlorine, bromine and iodine atoms that may damage the stratospheric ozone layer. This is the ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Evolutionary Origin of Oxygen-Based Cellular Respiration
January 22, 2012 — Researchers in Japan have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase (qNOR), a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ... > full story -
Low Temperatures Enhance Ozone Degradation Above the Arctic
January 19, 2012 — Extraordinarily cold temperatures in the winter of 2010/2011 caused the most massive destruction of the ozone layer above the Arctic so far: The mechanisms leading to the first ozone hole above the ... > full story -
Historic Spanish Analysis of Atmospheric Ozone Highlights the Importance of Chlorofluorocarbon Gases
December 5, 2011 — Researchers have rebuilt the ozone column trends recorded between 1978 and 2008 that rise up over the Iberian Peninsula. The results highlight the influence that the prohibition of aerosols and ... > full story -
Ozone from Rock Fracture Could Serve as Earthquake Early Warning
November 17, 2011 — New research suggests that ozone gas emitted from fracturing rocks could serve as an indicator of impending ... > full story -
Greenhouse Gas Index Continues to Climb
November 9, 2011 — NOAA's updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that ... > full story -
Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica
October 20, 2011 — The Antarctic ozone hole, which yawns wide every Southern Hemisphere spring, reached its annual peak on Sept. 12, stretching 10.05 million square miles, the ninth largest on record. Above the South ... > full story -
Future Forests May Soak Up More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Believed
October 13, 2011 — North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than researchers had previously ... > full story -
Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss Last Winter
October 3, 2011 — A NASA-led study has documented an unprecedented depletion of Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low ... > full storyMore: -
Climate Change Set to Increase Ozone-Related Deaths Over Next 60 Years, Scientists Warn
September 27, 2011 — Scientists are warning that death rates linked to climate change will increase in several European countries over the next 60 ... > full story
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