Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
The atmosphere will become more turbulent in future decades as climate change makes the air less stable.
Earth Sciences
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Wildfire smoke significantly raises ozone pollution, even in remote regions
Wildfires release vast amounts of visible pollutants into the atmosphere that darken skies and push people indoors to avoid unhealthy air. But a near-invisible threat to public health associated with wildfires is ozone, the ...
Environment
Aug 9, 2025
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Can microorganisms thrive in Earth's atmosphere, or do they simply survive there?
Earth's atmosphere transports tiny forms of cellular life, such as fungal spores, pollen, bacteria, and viruses. On their journeys, these microorganisms encounter challenging conditions such as cold temperatures, UV radiation, ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2025
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New insights into the jet stream make better climate predictions possible
Jet streams are often referred to as the "motor" of global weather: High-altitude wind currents steer areas of high and low pressure, playing a crucial role in shaping our weather. However, how these atmospheric flows are ...
Environment
Jul 15, 2025
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Ocean and atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic 'cold blob,' scientists find
A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob" has been linked to weakening ocean currents that help regulate global climate—called the Atlantic ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2025
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Revealing bias characteristics of cloud diurnal variation to aid climate model tuning and improvement
The cloud fraction diurnal variation (CDV) regulates the Earth system's radiative budget and balance, influencing atmospheric variables such as temperature and humidity, as well as physical processes like precipitation and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2025
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Webb allows researchers to use new method of finding atmospheres in distant planets
It is a major goal of astronomical research to find planets other than Earth that might be suitable for sustaining life. There are a number of factors which many scientists agree are essential to a planet being habitable, ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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