Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere on purpose could help cool Earth, but new research shows that it could also make the night sky brighter and negatively affect human health.
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Earth's Ground Heat Flux Should Not Be Overlooked
Scientists compare models of how much heat Earth's surface gives off and absorbs from the atmosphere.
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Buzzing Ice Shelf Makes Waves in the Air Above
The resonant vibrations of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica are disturbing the atmosphere above it, creating huge ripples.
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Deciphering the Cosmogenic Code to Learn Earth's Surface History
Third Nordic Workshop on Cosmogenic Nuclide Techniques; Stockholm, Sweden, 8–10 June 2016
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Fighting Fire with Satellite Data
As climate change worsens wildfire impact, scientists use satellites to study climate-fire interactions.
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Isotopes Track Carbon Cycle in Northern Wisconsin Wilderness
Researchers collected carbon from 3 years' worth of air samples and traced it back to its source.
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Mars's Atmosphere Matches Earth's Turbulent Nature
Mars is even more like Earth than we thought, according to a statistical analysis of the planet's swirling atmosphere.
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Clouds in Climate Models of a Simulated Water-Covered Earth
Researchers use aquaplanet experiments to zero in on the effects of small-scale processes in the tropics that cause discrepancies between climate models.
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Space Weather from a Southern Point of View
A recently completed instrument array in Antarctica provides a more complete understanding of the near-Earth space environment.
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Volcanic Ash Contributes to Climate Cooling
A new study shows that atmospheric ash reflects solar radiation months after volcanic eruptions.