Atmosphere News
May 21, 2024
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May 3, 2024 Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago -- diversified and thrived. Their study raises the question of ...
May 1, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study. The researchers combined 2019 satellite observations with an atmospheric transport model to ...
May 1, 2024 With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, new research has modeled what happens when people ...
Apr. 24, 2024 As wildfires in Siberia become more common, global climate modeling estimates significant impacts on climate, air quality, health, and economies in East Asia and across the northern ...
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May 2, 2024 On an October morning in 2023, a chemical explosion detonated in a tunnel under the Nevada desert was the launch of the next set of experiments by the National Nuclear Security Administration, with ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Scientists demonstrated the first-ever remote observations of the fine-scale structure at the base of clouds. The results show that the air-cloud interface is a transition zone where aerosol ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, according to new research. ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A new study has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth's magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth ...
Apr. 22, 2024 The study highlights the rapid progress and transformative potential of AI in weather ...
Apr. 19, 2024 Researchers have found that modern weather models can accurately predict the energy that Earth emits and reflects into space, which directly affects the movements of low Earth-orbiting (LEO) ...
Apr. 17, 2024 A detailed reconstruction of climate during the most recent ice age, when a large swath of North America was covered in ice, provides information on ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A research group was able to measure a spike in radiocarbon concentration of trees in Lapland that occurred after the Carrington flare. This discovery helps to prepare for dangerous solar ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Ocean-atmosphere coupling, the exchange in energy between the ocean and atmosphere, influences teleconnection patterns, the climate effects across ...
Mar. 26, 2024 An Antarctic large-scale experiment is striving to find out if gravity also exists at the quantum level. An extraordinary particle able to travel ...
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Mar. 29, 2024 A group of international experts has presented a blueprint for national indoor quality standards for public buildings. The experts addressed setting standards for three key indoor pollutants -- ...
Mar. 21, 2024 In 2020, a line of severe thunderstorms unleashed powerful winds that caused billions in damages across the Midwest United States. A new technique that incorporates satellite data could improve ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Events in the stratosphere are making long-range weather in Northern Europe easier to forecast, researchers have ...
Mar. 12, 2024 An AI-powered analysis of 25 years of satellite images yields the surprising finding that methane emissions in Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic and major oil-producing region, actually ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the ...
Mar. 11, 2024 Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study may provide a better understanding of how the loss of this ice may impact daily weather in the middle latitudes, like the ...
Mar. 2, 2024 The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 brought record-breaking cold and early-season snowfall to parts of the Rocky Mountains. Now, new research ...
Feb. 29, 2024 Climate change is heating the oceans, altering currents and circulation patterns responsible for regulating climate on a global scale. If temperatures dropped, some of that damage could theoretically ...
Feb. 22, 2024 The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third, a pioneering study has ...
Feb. 21, 2024 When clouds meet clear skies, cloud droplets evaporate as they mix with dry air. A new study has succeeded in capturing what happens in a model. Ultimately, this could lead to more accurate climate ...
Feb. 7, 2024 Inspired during field work in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, geoscientists have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered a 57-million-year-long global ...
Feb. 7, 2024 Forests, which cover a third of Earth's land surface, are pivotal in carbon storage and the water cycle, though the full scope of their impact remains to be fully understood. In a new study, ...
Jan. 21, 2024 A new way to measure the ocean oxygen level and its connections with carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age could help explain the role oceans played in past glacial ...
Jan. 19, 2024 Tiny particles such as ice crystals or ash particles tend to oscillate as they settle through the atmosphere. In their experiments, the scientists were able to track non-spherical particles of size ...
Jan. 17, 2024 The warming climate has not lead to an expected increase in atmospheric moisture over arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The finding, which has surprised scientists, indicates that some regions ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Though natural fertilizers made from treated sewage sludge are used to reintroduce nutrients onto agricultural fields, they bring along microplastic pollutants too. And according to a small-scale ...
Jan. 13, 2024 A new study finds that, contrary to previous beliefs, large amounts of aerosol particles can form over vast areas of the West Siberian taiga in the spring. When temperatures rise, this can have a ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Reducing air pollution to levels similar to those during the coronavirus pandemic could protect the glaciers in the Himalayas and prevent them from disappearing by the end of the century. This is the ...
Dec. 18, 2023 The Earth is a wonderful blue and green dot covered with oceans and life, while Venus is a yellowish sterile sphere that is not only inhospitable but also sterile. However, the difference between the ...
Dec. 13, 2023 Plants emit odors for a variety of reasons, such as to communicate with each other, to deter herbivores or to respond to changing environmental conditions. An interdisciplinary team of researchers ...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- AI Analysis of Historical Satellite Images Show USSR Collapse in 1990s Increased Methane Emissions, Despite Lower Oil and Gas Production
- Vehicle Brakes Produce Charged Particles That May Harm Public Health
Monday, March 11, 2024
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- What Turned Earth Into a Giant Snowball 700 Million Years Ago? Scientists Now Have an Answer
- New Study Sheds New Light on Forests' Role in Climate and Water Cycle
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Friday, January 19, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Climate Change Isn't Producing Expected Increase in Atmospheric Moisture Over Dry Regions
- Microplastics from Natural Fertilizers Are Blowing in the Wind More Often Than Once Thought
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- Commitments Needed to Solve Aviation's Impact on Our Climate
- Solar Activity Likely to Peak Next Year
Monday, November 27, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Massive Antarctic Ozone Hole Over Past Four Years: What Is to Blame?
- Effect of Aerosol Particles on Clouds and the Climate Captured Better
Monday, November 20, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Climate Engineering Could Slow Antarctic Ice Loss, Study Suggests
- Not So Silver Lining: Microplastics Found in Clouds Could Affect the Weather
Monday, November 13, 2023
- 'Cooling Glass' Blasts Building Heat Into Space
- North Atlantic's Marine Productivity May Not Be Declining, According to New Study of Older Ice Cores
- Aerosols: When Scents Influence Our Climate
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
- Microplastics' Shape Determines How Far They Travel in the Atmosphere
- The Importance of the Earth's Atmosphere in Creating the Large Storms That Affect Satellite Communications
Friday, October 27, 2023
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Study Identifies Jet-Stream Pattern That Locks in Extreme Winter Cold, Wet Spells
- Volcanic Ash Effects on Earth Systems
Thursday, September 28, 2023
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- Hot Chemistry Quickly Transforms Aromatic Molecules Into Harmful Aerosols
- Atmospheric Circulation Weakens Following Volcanic Eruptions
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
- How Will a Warming World Impact the Earth's Ability to Offset Our Carbon Emissions?
- Scientists Discover Urea in Atmosphere Revealing Profound Consequences for Climate
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
- Montreal Protocol Is Delaying First Ice-Free Arctic Summer
- Eruption of Tonga Underwater Volcano Found to Disrupt Satellite Signals Halfway Around the World
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
- New Study Reveals Boreal Wetlands Are a Large Source of Reactive Vapors in a Warming Climate
- Dark Clouds on the Horizon
Monday, May 8, 2023
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
- Plastic Particles Themselves, Not Just Chemical Additives, Can Alter Sex Hormones
- Scientists Discover Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Clouds
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Thursday, March 9, 2023
- The World's Atmospheric Rivers Now Have an Intensity Ranking Like Hurricanes
- Underused Satellite, Radar Data May Improve Thunderstorm Forecasts