Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and…
Browsing: Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric science is the study of Earth’s atmosphere and the complex processes that govern weather, climate, and air quality. It encompasses meteorology, climatology, and atmospheric chemistry and physics, aiming to understand phenomena like storms, heatwaves, greenhouse gas dynamics, and long-term climate change. Researchers in this field use satellite data, computer models, and field observations to track atmospheric patterns and predict future conditions. This page highlights cutting-edge research in atmospheric science, including insights into extreme weather, climate systems, and the ways human activity is altering the air we breathe and the climate we depend on.
Climate Signals Detected in Global Weather Searched for and found: climate researchers can now detect…
Monsoons can have a significant impact on human populations all around the world, bringing heavy…
Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean? Sea creatures, whether large…
First ever study of how North America’s four main weather regimes are affected by polar…
University of Oklahoma geoscientists document the role of atmospheric dust on marine ecosystems 300 million…
https://youtu.be/SjGOmU8VnEk Ancient air samples from one of Antarctica’s snowiest ice core sites may add a…
Underground fiber-optic cables, like those that connect the world through phone and internet service, hold…
Using instruments onboard the International Space Station, researchers have observed millisecond pulses of gamma rays…
In a new study published today (December 9, 2019) in Nature Climate Change, scientists show…
The Montreal Protocol, an international agreement signed in 1987 to stop chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from destroying…
World-renowned climate scientist J. Shukla calls the new paper by University of Maryland scientists ‘a…
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group,…
More than half of the climate tipping points identified a decade ago are now “active,”…
There’s chaos in the night sky, about 60 to 600 miles (100 to 1,000 kilometers)…
Compelling Hard Evidence: El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age El Ninos have…
Laboratory results from Leipzig question current knowledge on the degradation of dimethyl sulfide within the…
For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal…