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Dismantling NOAA Threatens the World’s Ability to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Levels
The agency maintains the global backbone of measurements of CO2 and other gases, but these are at risk of being curtailed if ...
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Satellite measures CO2 and NO2 simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time
A research team used the German environmental satellite EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) to simultaneously detect the two key air pollutants carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide ...
This Alaska volcano might erupt soon. Here's the chaos it could cause.
An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.
German satellite measures CO₂ and NO₂ simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time
A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz and Heidelberg University has, for the first time, used ...
Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why
Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering ...
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New study tracks air pollution and CO2 emissions across thousands of cities worldwide
In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...
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A Cloud That Glows In The Dark Has Been Discovered Near Earth
An enormous molecular cloud has been discovered near Earth, surprising astronomers. It was named Eos, after the Greek goddess ...
Microsoft protects Seattle-sized Washington forestland to help shrink its carbon footprint
Microsoft signed a deal to protect a swath of Washington forest that's bigger than Seattle as a strategy for shrinking its ...
Conclave: The chemistry behind the black and white smoke
This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...