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Photograph of abandoned domestic refrigerators
Posted inEditors' Vox

Halocarbons: What Are They and Why Are They Important?

by Ø. Hodnebrog, K. P. Shine and T. J. Wallington 16 September 2020

CFCs and other halocarbons have long been known for causing an ozone hole over the Antarctic, but many of them are also powerful greenhouse gases.

Chart showing the northward propagation of the moisture transport supplied by the East Asian summer monsoon between 1961 and 2017
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Meiyu: The Dragon Dictating Rainfall Variability in East Asia

by Z. Li 13 July 202027 June 2020

According to Chinese myth, rain is water poured out of a dragon; in reality is the Meiyu that dictates rainfall in eastern Asia, producing rain belts jumping from south in spring to north in summer.

Empty potato chip bag
Posted inNews

Tear, Don’t Cut, to Reduce Microplastics

by Katherine Kornei 29 April 2020

Laboratory experiments reveal the numbers and types of microplastics produced by tearing, scissoring, and cutting everyday items.

Photograph taken from the International Space Station of clouds over the Amazon Basin
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Evaluating Cloud Cover Predictions in Climate Models

by Sarah Stanley 23 March 202029 September 2021

A new analysis highlights progress in predictions of cloud cover from models that are part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project.

World map showing multi-model mean efficacy (ERFsst) distribution in the five-times sulfate aerosol concentrations or emissions experiment
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Does Climate Respond to Different Forcings?

by Minghua Zhang 17 February 20205 February 2020

Global temperature responds in the same way to carbon dioxide as it does to methane or aerosol changes if the concept of effective radiative forcing is used to quantify the forcing strength.

Cityscape of Cologne, including the cathedral, during a lightning-fueled thunderstorm
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Northern Europe Set for Increases in Lightning

by Michael Allen 12 February 2020

As the climate warms across Europe, a rise in severe thunderstorms could bring a dramatic increase in related hazards, including lightning and hailstones.

Graphs showing how accurately four different models predict seasonal climate change.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Extreme Summer Heat over Europe Is Predictable Week-to-Week

by Alessandra Giannini 26 November 201926 November 2019

Forecasts made one to a few weeks in advance, known as “subseasonal to seasonal” predictions, show more skill in predicting extreme summer heat waves over Europe than spells of normal or cold weather.

Airplane contrails over mountains
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Contrails’ Climate Impact Could Triple by 2050

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 June 2019

Contrail cirrus clouds have warmed the atmosphere more than all the carbon dioxide from planes since the dawn of aviation and will do so even more in the future.

An engineer maintains solar panel equipment on a factory roof.
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World off Course to Meet Emissions Reduction Goals

by Randy Showstack 15 November 2018

A new energy report shows a disconnect between scientific research targets and what is happening in the energy markets.

Ecologist Maria Uriarte of Columbia University records damage that Hurricane Maria did to trees in Puerto Rico
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Congress Throws Tropical Forest Research Program a Lifeline

by G. Popkin 5 October 2018

Climate researchers and ecologists laud the continuation of effort to fuse data from tropical forests with modeling.

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