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Earth Sciences Sep 13, 2024

Antarctic research finds exceptional warm air intrusions and omnipresent aerosol layers in the stratosphere

Extremely clean air on the ground, warm air intrusions and sulfate aerosol at high altitudes—a Leipzig research project has gained new insights into clouds in Antarctica. From January to December 2023, the vertical distribution ...

Environment Sep 11, 2024

NASA finds summer 2024 hottest to date

August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earth's hottest summer since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The announcement ...

Environment Sep 10, 2024

Cloud cover reduced by large-scale deforestation, researchers find

Researchers from iDiv, Leipzig University and Sun Yat-sen University in China have found that large-scale deforestation has a greater warming effect on the climate than previously thought. Their analysis of computer simulations ...

Earth Sciences Sep 9, 2024

New research sinks old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries

During the Age of Sail, sailors riding the trade winds past the equator dreaded becoming stranded in the doldrums, a meteorologically distinct region in the deep tropics. For at least a century, scientists have thought that ...

Environment Sep 5, 2024

South Korea sees highest average summer temperature on record

South Korea experienced its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago, nearly two degrees higher than the historic average, the weather agency said Thursday.

Environment Aug 27, 2024

International report confirms record-high global temperatures in 2023

Greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and the ocean, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2023, according to the 34th annual State of the Climate report.

Environment Aug 19, 2024

Weather patterns as a major contributing factor to complex air pollution

"Complex pollution" usually refers to the environmental pollution phenomenon formed by the simultaneous presence of multiple pollutants in the same environment. In China, the issue of controlling the complex air pollution ...

Environment Aug 16, 2024

A visionary approach: How a team developed accessible maps for colorblind scientists

Imagine having to do your job, but not being able to visually process the data right in front of you. Nearly 8% of genetic males and 0.5% of genetic females have some form of Color Vision Deficiency (CVD), or the decreased ...

Earth Sciences Aug 14, 2024

Marine heat waves in the Baltic Sea: Researchers investigate causes and effects

Marine heat waves—periods in which the upper water layers in the sea temporarily become exceptionally warm—are occurring with increasing frequency worldwide. Recent studies by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research ...

Environment Aug 14, 2024

Réunion is a tropical island getaway—climate study shows it could attract more tourists during European summers

You're scrolling through Instagram, only half paying attention to your friends' updates, when a photo of a beautiful, pristine beach grabs your eye. Somebody you know is lounging on that very beach—and suddenly you want to ...

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