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Humans Have Increased Atmospheric Mercury Sevenfold, Study Finds

Yale E360

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Humans have raised the level of mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold, largely by burning coal, a new study finds. Read more on E360 →

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The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns

Yale E360

MAY 18, 2023

A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather. Read more on E360 →

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HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The rains were the result of a weather phenomenon known as an “atmospheric river,” a narrow column that transports water vapor from the tropics to the poles. Atmospheric rivers are projected to intensify as the climate continues to warm. Atmospheric rivers are not uncommon in the region.

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Atmospheric helium levels are on the rise

Physics World

JUNE 17, 2022

Levels of helium-4 in the Earth’s atmosphere have been increasing since at least 1974, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, US that resolves a longstanding anomaly in atmospheric science. When the gas is extracted and burned, the helium is released into the atmosphere.

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The Lego-like way to get CO2 out of the atmosphere

Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For decades, scientists have tried to figure out ways to reverse climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it underground.

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Cold atmospheric plasma eradicates residual cancer cells

Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Cleaning up cancer cells: Richard Wirz and colleagues are developing a portable cold atmospheric plasma device for postsurgical cancer treatment. Cold atmospheric plasma could provide an alternative anti-cancer tool and is under investigation as a potential postsurgical treatment. Courtesy: Richard Wirz).

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Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere

Physics World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Signatures of ionized calcium in the upper atmosphere of an ultra-hot, Jupiter-like exoplanet have been found by international team of astronomers led by Emily Deibert at the University of Toronto. days and this stellar transit is visible from Earth, making WASP-76b an ideal candidate for atmospheric analysis.

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Plastic aerosols in the atmosphere could affect the climate

Physics World

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tiny particles of plastic in the atmosphere can affect Earth’s climate, according to Laura Revell at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and colleagues. Yet even as airborne microplastics become an ever-larger part of the mix of atmospheric aerosols, their radiative influence is still virtually unknown. Altitude matters.

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Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth

Physics World

JANUARY 6, 2022

Pluto is less than 20% of the diameter of Earth and is on average six billion kilometres away, yet astronomers have been able to study its tenuous atmosphere since the 1980s. They chat about the joys of making new observations of Pluto’s evolving atmosphere, often by chasing its shadow here on Earth.

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The Stream, March 15, 2023: Another Round of Flooding Expected in California as Atmospheric Rivers Persist

Circle of Blue

MARCH 15, 2023

Brett Walton/Circle of Blue YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN After a weekend of intense rain and flooding, another atmospheric river is expected to sweep across California. The post The Stream, March 15, 2023: Another Round of Flooding Expected in California as Atmospheric Rivers Persist appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers

Scientific American

JANUARY 11, 2023

California has been hit by repeated storms fueled by torrents of moisture called atmospheric rivers that will only intensify in a warming climate.

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National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Addresses Rising CO2 Levels

Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

Industries dependent on marine resources, such as fisheries and tourism, face significant threats from this environmental degradation.

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Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing

Physics World

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Scientists at Osaka City University (OCU) have therefore explored the properties of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) to induce direct bone regeneration within damaged bones. While typical plasmas have estimated temperatures of around 10,000 K, NTAPP can be generated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

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AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves

New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tsunamis trigger atmospheric disturbances that are picked up by GPS satellites – and an AI-powered monitoring system that detects the signals could alert us before the tsunami reaches coastal areas

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California, Battered by Atmospheric Rivers, Faces a Big Melt This Spring

Inside Climate News

MARCH 14, 2023

By Bob Berwyn The latest atmospheric river surging into California probably won’t result in worst-case flooding, state water officials and scientists said Monday. More frequent and moisture laden weather surges highlight how California’s wet and dry cycles are being sharpened by the warming climate.

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The upper atmosphere is cooling, prompting new climate concerns

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 21, 2023

A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Read the full story from e360. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Release Plans for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

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JUNE 29, 2023

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) anticipates releasing the Draft Designation Documents for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.

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JWST found carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere – and a mystery

New Scientist

AUGUST 25, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope has made the first clear detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant world, and there is also an unexpected bump in the data

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JWST has spotted chemical reactions in an exoplanet's atmosphere

New Scientist

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Astronomers analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted signs of chemical reactions driven by star light in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time

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Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet

Inside Climate News

JULY 31, 2023

New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.

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JWST Detects Quartz Crystals in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Scientific American

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Read the full story from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Climate change is having an increasing impact on the structure of Earth’s atmosphere, a new international study shows.

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Why sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate change

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Sucking planet-heating carbon dioxide of the atmosphere doesn’t reverse all the effects of climate change, new research tells us.

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Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life

New Scientist

JUNE 27, 2022

Worlds that hold onto their dense primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium may stay warm enough to maintain liquid water on their surfaces, even without starlight

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Mauna Loa eruption interrupts key record of atmospheric CO2

New Scientist

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Mauna Loa Observatory has kept a nearly uninterrupted record of atmospheric carbon dioxide for more than 60 years, but a volcanic eruption has cut off power

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Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere

Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Read the full story from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Climate change is having an increasing impact on the structure of Earth’s atmosphere, a new international study shows.

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Scientists discover a way Earth’s atmosphere cleans itself

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 27, 2023

Human activities emit many kinds of pollutants into the air, and without a molecule called hydroxide (OH), many of these pollutants would keep aggregating in the atmosphere.

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Atmospheric water harvesting: can we get water out of thin air?

Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Earth’s atmosphere holds six times more fresh water than all of its rivers combined. Purdue University researchers have crunched the numbers and have the data to show which atmospheric water … Continue reading Atmospheric water harvesting: can we get water out of thin air? Read the full story from Purdue University.

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JWST finds the planet TRAPPIST-1b may not have an atmosphere

New Scientist

MARCH 27, 2023

Many researchers thought the worlds orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 would have thick atmospheres, but new observations of one of them show that it doesn’t

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Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Physics World

AUGUST 1, 2021

Sprinkling powered basalt over natural ecosystems would remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere while also improving soils. Therefore, most proposed routes to net zero also bank on our ability to capture carbon – at source or directly from the atmosphere – and store it securely over the long term.

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Landslides can be triggered by small changes in atmospheric pressure

New Scientist

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We knew earthquakes and heavy rain could initiate landslides, but now it seems alterations in atmospheric pressure can do it too if combined with certain conditions on the ground

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Lowest level of the atmosphere getting thicker due to climate change

New Scientist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The lowest level of the atmosphere, called the troposphere, has been growing warmer and gaining thickness at a rate of 53 metres per decade since 2000

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Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Uranus and Neptune appear to have less ammonia than expected, but it might have been hidden by slushy balls of ammonia and water that hail down deep into the planets’ atmospheres

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Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

by Pengfei Zhang, Penn State Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more frequent in the Arctic, and they’re helping to drive dramatic shrinking of the Arctic’s sea ice cover.

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Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Puzzling Ripples in Earth's Atmosphere

Scientific American

JANUARY 19, 2022

Powerful waves ringing through the atmosphere after the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai are unlike anything seen before. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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These farmers recharged groundwater by catching atmospheric rivers

Environmental News Bits

MAY 25, 2023

After years of drought and dozens of recent atmospheric rivers, Central California farmers have revamped an old practice: intentionally flooding fields for deep irrigation and restoration of underground aquifers. Read the full story at Civil Eats.

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ASTM International to hold workshop on PFAS in atmosphere

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2023

ASTM International is hosting a Workshop on PFAS in Atmosphere – Sources, Sampling, and Standards, to be held 1-2 November 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Satellites may have underestimated warming in the lower atmosphere

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere) may have underestimated global warming over the last 40 years. Read more →

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Measurement and Monitoring Methods for Air Toxics and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Atmosphere grants

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JUNE 10, 2022

EPA’s Science to Achieve Results Program (STAR) awarded over $4 million to seven universities to advance air measurement and monitoring methods for air toxics and contaminants of emerging concern in the atmosphere.

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Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, bacteria remove a staggering 70 million tonnes of … Continue reading Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere

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CMIP6: Not-so-sudden stratospheric cooling

Real Climate

MAY 21, 2023

So SSU me Like MSU trends, these records reflected a weighted average of atmospheric temperatures, and the three SSU channels progressively weight higher levels in the stratosphere, roughly centered on 30km, 40km and 45km above the surface but with quite a bit of overlap. References B.D. Po-Chedley, L. Solomon, D.W.J. Thompson, C. Casas, G.A.

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Jupiter's strange atmosphere may have formed in a gigantic shadow

New Scientist

JUNE 29, 2021

The mix of gases that make up Jupiter’s atmosphere have long puzzled astronomers, but now it seems the giant planet’s shadowy birthplace may be responsible

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Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere

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JUNE 7, 2022

Heading … Continue reading Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere.

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Good news: Some toxic insecticides are vanishing from the atmosphere

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MARCH 7, 2023

Some widely used insecticides are persistent in the environment, meaning they don’t break down quickly and can build up, causing … Continue reading Good news: Some toxic insecticides are vanishing from the atmosphere

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Humans Have Increased Atmospheric Mercury Sevenfold, Study Finds

The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns

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HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest

Atmospheric helium levels are on the rise

The Lego-like way to get CO2 out of the atmosphere

Cold atmospheric plasma eradicates residual cancer cells

Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere

Plastic aerosols in the atmosphere could affect the climate

Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth

The Stream, March 15, 2023: Another Round of Flooding Expected in California as Atmospheric Rivers Persist

Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Addresses Rising CO2 Levels

Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing

AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves

California, Battered by Atmospheric Rivers, Faces a Big Melt This Spring

The upper atmosphere is cooling, prompting new climate concerns

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Release Plans for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

JWST found carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere – and a mystery

JWST has spotted chemical reactions in an exoplanet's atmosphere

Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet

JWST Detects Quartz Crystals in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere

Why sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate change

Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life

Mauna Loa eruption interrupts key record of atmospheric CO2

Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere

Scientists discover a way Earth’s atmosphere cleans itself

Atmospheric water harvesting: can we get water out of thin air?

JWST finds the planet TRAPPIST-1b may not have an atmosphere

Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Landslides can be triggered by small changes in atmospheric pressure

Lowest level of the atmosphere getting thicker due to climate change

Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery

Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice

Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Puzzling Ripples in Earth's Atmosphere

These farmers recharged groundwater by catching atmospheric rivers

ASTM International to hold workshop on PFAS in atmosphere

Satellites may have underestimated warming in the lower atmosphere

Measurement and Monitoring Methods for Air Toxics and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Atmosphere grants

Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere

CMIP6: Not-so-sudden stratospheric cooling

Jupiter's strange atmosphere may have formed in a gigantic shadow

Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere

Good news: Some toxic insecticides are vanishing from the atmosphere

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