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New catalytic converters can remove toxic chemicals from the exhaust fumes of combustion-engine cars.
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
The Moon illusion is what makes the Moon look giant when you see it rising over a distant horizon. An astronomer explains what causes this awe-inspiring trick of the mind.
If fossil fuel burning stopped, emerging research suggests air temperatures could level off sooner than expected. But that doesn’t mean the damage stops.
A weather system called ‘atmospheric rivers’ is causing this inundation. In March last year, an atmospheric river brought 800kg of water vapour over Sydney every second.
Scientists have mapped the entire atmosphere of ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
A phenomenon first theorized over 200 years ago is also a telltale sign of nuclear tests.
Volcanic eruptions can wreak havoc in the upper atmosphere.
Clouds, hellish temperatures, endless nights? Characterizing the atmosphere of exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun, is a formidable task.
US disasters in 2021 told a tale of two climate extremes. A climate scientist explains why wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas drier.
AI loves to cheat, but new research shows it doesn’t do so when analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Reducing jet fuel consumption by 2.5% each year could halt aviation’s growing influence on climate change.
Halting forest loss is a crucial milestone on the road to net zero.
After soil, water and food, microplastics have now entered the atmosphere, where they influence the climate system and may even change atmospheric chemistry.
A great ambience requires cooperation and planning according to new research.
The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after Krakatau erupted in 1883.
We are not at risk of running out of oxygen due to climate change, but ocean creatures are – and that will harm the whole planet.
When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, University of Galway
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, RMIT University
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division
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Professor in Climate Change Impacts, Cardiff University
