Ozone as a layer several kilometers up in the atmosphere protects living beings, including humans, from ultraviolet rays. But ...

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering ...

The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...

Here’s a guide to how it works. The Air Quality Index reflects the density of five pollutants in the air: ground-level ozone, particulates, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.

Not only does wildfire smoke contribute to poor air quality, seen here during Oregon's Labor Day fires in 2020, but it can also erode the ozone layer. Photo: Rebecca Smeyne/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Just above the Troposphere contains the stratosphere, which is the layer that commercial jets fly in. The Stratosphere can also be described as one of the most important layers because it’s where ...

Just a few decades ago, the sky above Antarctica became a symbol of environmental crisis. Scientists had discovered a massive hole in the ozone layer-a protective shield in Earth's atmosphere that ...

"They are slowly destroying the protective ozone layer in the stratosphere which protects us from ultraviolet radiation," Ulland said. Tech. Sgt. Walter Wright, of Duluth, ran in a marathon with ...

Minutes before the plane crashed, Dolan didn't respond to low altitude alerts from the Anoka County/Blaine Airport control tower. The report says no mechanical anomalies were found with the ...

Ozone layer depletion, is simply the wearing out (reduction) of the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Depletion begins when CFC’s get into the stratosphere. Ultra violet radiation from the ...