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Counting the Ocean's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by A. Kock and H. W. Bange 10 February 20157 October 2021

A new database seeks to improve estimates of oceanic emissions of methane and nitrous oxide.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported

by C. Schultz 14 January 20158 February 2023

Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.

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Southwest’s Four Corners Home to Largest U.S. Methane Signal

by E. Betz 5 January 20158 February 2023

Satellite data reveal fossil fuel harvesting operations in the Southwest's Four Corners are generating the country's largest methane signal viewable from space.

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Countries Worldwide Commit to Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 14 December 201430 May 2023

Although the agreement is a political breakthrough, it falls short of keeping future temperatures from rising more than 2°C above those of pre-industrial times.

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Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Randy Showstack 2 December 201416 March 2023

Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Upper Atmosphere Has Cooled Steadily for Three Decades

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 25 November 201423 January 2023

Scientists projected that the upper atmosphere would continue to cool and contract with rising greenhouse gas emissions. Now, these projections have been confirmed for the first time.

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Methane-Producing Microbes Important for Studying Greenhouse Gas Emissions

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 4 November 20141 March 2023

Scientists have long thought that methane-producing microbes contribute to climate change but are slowly learning just how big a role these microbes play.

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Black Carbon Reductions in the Arctic Tied to Declining Emissions

by C. Schultz 21 October 201417 March 2023

Researchers track the presence of black carbon above the Arctic Circle.

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