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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. Atmosphere
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.
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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. However, exactly how microplastics are distributed in the atmosphere is not well known. Atmosphere
Physics World
MAY 19, 2022
Also in this week’s podcast is the geophysicist Sarah Albert, who studies sound propagation in the atmosphere by listening in on rocket launches using high-altitude balloons. Astronomy and space Atmosphere
Inhabitant
JUNE 6, 2022
New technology in development by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could help harvest drinking water from the atmosphere even in the driest climates. A low-cost gel film that can pull sufficient water for drinking from the atmosphere within a short time is in development
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. The post Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing appeared first on Physics World.
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.
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. The research draws on decades of observations to quantify that warming temperatures are playing a greater role in pushing up the top of the lowest level… Read more → Climate change Publications
Inhabitant
AUGUST 2, 2022
It only takes one uncooperative volcano to ruin all our plans to save the planet, no matter how many of us go vegan, compost our food waste and buy electric cars. Scientists are now saying that the enormous January explosion of an underwater volcano in Tonga may have really messed up Earth’s ozone layer
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. The post Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth appeared first on Physics World.
New Scientist
JUNE 16, 2022
Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million tonnes of TNT – the brightest such event since 1994
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
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
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. The post Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere appeared first on Physics World.
Environmental News Bits
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. Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), often referred to as air toxics, are a subset of air pollutants … Continue reading Measurement and Monitoring Methods for Air Toxics and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Atmosphere grants. Read the full story from U.S.
Earth 911
MAY 31, 2021
The post Earth911 Podcast: Climeworks’ Daniel Eggers On Cleaning Up The Atmosphere appeared first on Earth911. Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Daniel Eggers, Chief Commercial Officer at Climeworks, a Zurich, Switzerland-based. Business & Policy EcoTech Podcasts carbon capture carbon sequestration Climeworks CO2 Daniel Eggers
Environmental News Bits
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. by Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder Much of the western U.S.
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. Environment Natural Disasters
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
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
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 the full story from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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.
Inhabitant
JUNE 9, 2021
Reducing emissions is top priority for survival. Will we ever treat it as such
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 10, 2022
Read the full story in the Washington Post. This International Women’s Day, we are inspired by these six scientists making a difference in Earth sciences and meteorology. Read more → Weather Women in science
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Download the document from the World Meteorological Organization. The latest analysis of observations from the WMO GAW in situ observational network shows that globally averaged surface mole fractions(1) for CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached new highs in 2020, with CO2 at 413.2 ± 0.2 ppm(2), CH4 at 1889 ± 2 ppb(3) and… Read more → Climate change Publications
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Read the full story from CNN. Human activity and climate change-fueled disasters have turned 10 of the planet’s internationally recognized forests, also known as World Heritage sites, from carbon absorbers into carbon emitters, researchers have found. Read more → Climate change Publications
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod Below the surface of the ocean, the waters are anything but silent.
National Law Center
AUGUST 5, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency Fish and Wildlife Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
National Law Center
AUGUST 2, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Environmental Protection Agency Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Food and Drug Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pesticides
National Law Center
JULY 28, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
National Law Center
JULY 25, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Environmental Protection Agency Food Labeling National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .
National Law Center
AUGUST 4, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency Fish and Wildlife Service Food Labeling Forest Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pesticides Rural Utilities Service United States Department of Agriculture
National Law Center
JULY 20, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Agricultural Marketing Service Environmental Protection Agency Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Law Center
JULY 12, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .
National Law Center
JULY 19, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Environmental Protection Agency Food and Drug Administration Labor National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Underserved Communities, BIPOCA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
National Law Center
JULY 29, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Crop Insurance Environmental Protection Agency Federal Crop Insurance Corporation National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
National Law Center
JULY 18, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Crop Insurance Environmental Protection Agency Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fish and Wildlife Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pesticides
National Law Center
JUNE 29, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Agricultural Marketing Service Fish and Wildlife Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .
National Law Center
JUNE 1, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Agricultural Marketing Service Environmental Law Labor National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .
National Law Center
JUNE 8, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Credit Corporation Fish and Wildlife Service Labor National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
National Law Center
JUNE 9, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Environmental Protection Agency Forest Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. .
National Law Center
JULY 13, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency Fish and Wildlife Service Food Labeling National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Law Center
JULY 8, 2022
Ag & Food Law Update Agricultural Marketing Service Food and Drug Administration Foreign Agricultural Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food.
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