News tagged with aerosol sprays

US wants to move on climate change

(AP) -- The Obama administration, in a major environmental policy shift, is leaning toward asking 195 nations that ratified the U.N. ozone treaty to enact mandatory reductions in hydrofluorocarbons, according ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (14) | comments 3

New approach to emissions makes climate and air quality models more accurate, major study finds

It's no secret that the emissions leaving a car tailpipe or factory smokestack affect climate and air quality. Even trees release chemicals that influence the atmosphere. But until now, scientists have struggled to know where ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

UN scientists say ozone layer depletion has stopped

The protective ozone layer in the earth's upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid century thanks to a ban on harmful chemicals, UN scientists said on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Effects of sea spray geoengineering on global climate

Anthropogenic climate warming is leading to consideration of options for geoengineering to offset rising carbon dioxide levels. One potential technique involves injecting artificial sea spray into the atmosphere. The sea ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO

The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Inhaled steroids increase diabetes risk, say researchers

Patients taking inhaled corticosteroids are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and more so with higher doses, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0