Aviation’s Contribution to Cutting Climate Change Likely to Be Small – Non-CO2 Effects Important
Although the emissions targets for aviation are in line with the overall goals of the Paris Agreement, there is a high likelihood that the climate…
Atmospheric Science
Breakthrough in Stabilization of Bio-Inspired Solar Energy Harvesting Materials
Inspired by nature, researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) can demonstrate a synthetic strategy to stabilize bio-inspired solar energy harvesting materials. Their…
NASA, NOAA Scientists: Earth’s Energy Imbalance Has Doubled
Researchers have found that Earth’s energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019. Earth’s climate is determined by a delicate balance…
Centuries-Old Smoke Particles Preserved in Ice Reveal a Fiery Past – And the Future of Global Climate Change
Ice core samples reveal significant smoke aerosols in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere. Centuries-old smoke particles preserved in the ice reveal a fiery past in the…
Ozone Pollution Has Increased in Antarctica – From Both Natural and Human Sources
Ozone is a pollutant at ground level, but very high in the atmosphere’s “ozone layer,” it absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation. Past studies have examined ozone…
Catalytic Converter Theft Is on the Rise – Here’s Why
Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they’re one of the greatest environmental inventions of all…
Satellite Observations Show Marine Clouds Amplify Global Warming
A new analysis of satellite cloud observations finds that global warming causes low-level clouds over the oceans to decrease, leading to further warming. The work,…
Oxygen Control Hypothesis – Did Earth’s Early Rise in Oxygen Help Multicellular Life Evolve?
A new study is taking the air out of a hypothesis linking early Earth’s oxygenation to larger, more complex organisms. Georgia Tech researchers report a…
Allergy Season Starts Earlier and Lasts Longer Each Year Due to Climate Change and Pollen Transport
Scientists in Munich study how pollen from far distances — sometimes hundreds of kilometers away — affects the length of allergy seasons in Germany. Allergy…
Climate Protection: Deep Decarbonization by 2050 Is Currently Not Plausible
Today the Hamburg-based Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) publishes a new, essential study on climate futures. The study represents the first…
NASA Releases Most Accurate Space-Based Map of Los Angeles’ Carbon Dioxide
Such detailed maps could help policymakers choose the most effective ways of cutting carbon emissions. Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) instrument…
Geostationary Earth Orbit Hyperspectral Infrared Radiance Data Improves Local Severe Storm Forecasts
Since the era of meteorological satellites began in the 1950s, continuous remote sensing instrument improvements have elevated Earth science and have significantly increased available atmospheric…
NASA’s Telescope on an Airplane – SOFIA – Offers New Way to Study Earth’s Atmosphere
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, DLR, has been used extensively to look many objects…
Edge of Space: The Science of NASA’s AIM Spacecraft
Launched in 2007, the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, mission is the first detailed exploration of Earth’s unique and elusive clouds that…
Climate Science Surprise: Antarctica Wasn’t As Cold During the Last Ice Age As Previously Thought
A study of two methods for reconstructing ancient temperatures has given climate researchers a better understanding of just how cold it was in Antarctica during…
Mapping Intermittent Methane Emissions Across the Permian Basin – The Largest Oil- and Gas-Producing Region in the U.S.
The Permian Basin, located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, is the largest oil- and gas-producing region in the U.S. The oilfield operations emit…
Earth’s History Sends Climate Warning – Urgent Action Needed
A new study of historical carbon dioxide levels stresses urgent action is needed to avoid prehistoric levels of climate change. The international team of scientists,…
Newly Discovered Atmospheric Circulation Enhances Heatwaves and Wildfires Around the Arctic
Scientists have uncovered a summertime climate pattern in and around the Arctic that could drive co-occurrences of European heatwaves and large-scale wildfires with air pollution…
