Seasonal Sea Ice Changes Hold Clues to Controlling CO2 Levels
Researchers demonstrate that seasonal growth and destruction of sea ice in a warming world enhances the amount of marine life present in the sea around Antarctica
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Half the World's Population Exposed to Rising Air Pollution
New research has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, vast swaths of the world's population are experiencing increased levels of air pollution
Study: Radioactive Cloud over Europe Had Civilian Origins
Although the activity concentrations were innocuous, they reached up to 100 times the levels of those detected over Europe in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident
Could Atmospheric Water Vapor Be a Renewable Energy Source?
Electricity generated by interactions between water molecules and metals may be turned into a source of energy, Tel Aviv University research reveals
Ocean Uptake of CO2 Could Drop as Carbon Emissions Are Cut
Shrinkage due to COVID-19 may provide case in point
Study: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth Will Cause Other Issues
Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find
Atmospheric Scientists Identify Cleanest Air on Earth
An atmospheric region in the Southern Ocean unchanged by human-related activities
World Can Likely Capture and Store Enough CO2 to Meet Climate Targets
Carbon capture and storage would be used alongside other interventions such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electrification of the transportation sector
Modern Sea-Level Rise Linked to Human Activities, Research Reaffirms
Surprising glacial and nearly ice-free periods in last 66 million years
Ozone-Depleting Chemical Alternatives Getting into Our Food and Water
These replacement compounds degrade into products that do not break down in the environment and have instead continually increased in the Arctic since about 1990