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It's a Small (Coal-Polluted) World, after All

January 3, 2020

Study suggests that coal-burning activities in the Asia-Pacific region have influenced environmental conditions in the United...

If the World Can Capture Carbon, There's Capacity to Store It

December 20, 2019

Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less; ne...

One Third of Recent Global Methane Increase Comes from Tropical Africa

December 12, 2019

Most of the increase came from East Africa, including a pronounced, short-term boost in emissions from the Sudd, one of the w...

Water Common—yet Scarce—in Exoplanets

December 12, 2019

Researchers found that while water vapor is common in the atmospheres of many exoplanets, the amounts were surprisingly lower...

Natural Ecosystems Protect against Climate Change

December 11, 2019

Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in Java

Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies, Says Study

December 10, 2019

Warming climate expected to worsen simultaneous heat waves over widespread regions

Outlook for the Polar Regions in a 2-Degrees-Warmer World

December 5, 2019

International team assesses widespread effects of polar warming

Smog-Eating Graphene Composite Reduces Atmospheric Pollution

December 4, 2019

Researchers have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70 percent more atmospheric nitrogen oxi...

A Study of Saturn’s Largest Moon May Offer Insights for Earth

December 3, 2019

Researchers report significant seasonal variation in Titan’s energy budget

Nine Climate Tipping Points Now 'Active,' Warn Scientists

November 29, 2019

This "cascade" of changes sparked by global warming could threaten the existence of human civilizations

First Measures of Earth's Ionosphere Found with the Largest Atmospheric Radar in the Antarctic

November 28, 2019

Researchers have used radar in Antarctica to make the first measurements from the Antarctic region

Emissions from Electricity Generation Lead to Premature Deaths for Some Racial Groups

November 21, 2019

University of Washington researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about...

Icebergs as a Source of Nutrients

November 20, 2019

Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean?

Boosting Wind Farmers, Global Winds Reverse Decades of Slowing and Pick up Speed

November 19, 2019

Focusing on regions of North America, Europe, and Asia where wind power is on the rise, the researchers analyzed wind speed r...

With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen

November 14, 2019

On Mars, oxygen behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes

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