Atmospheric

Temperature Records Study Shows Climate Models Underestimate Magnitude Of Natural Climate Wiggles

A new analysis of 1,000 years of temperature records suggests global warming is not progressing as fast as it was projected under the most severe emissions scenarios outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  Natural variability in ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 10:17am

High Mountains May Be Warming Faster

Higher elevations around the world may be warming much faster than previously thought, according to a paper which reviewed elevation-dependent warming mechanisms such as loss of snow and ice, increased latent heat release at high altitudes, low-elevation ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2015 - 9:08am

Warming Climate May Release Carbon In Arctic Soils

Everyone discusses ways to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere (or not) but less considered is that there is a massive storehouse of carbon that has the potential to significantly alter the climate change picture.  Ancient carbon, locked away i ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2015 - 7:18am

Sahara Dust Cools The Iberian Peninsula

British people may not like blood rain but Sahara Desert dust is not traveling 2,000 miles over an ocean just to make their cars dirty- it also helps cool things down.  Researchers have analyzed the composition and radiative effect of desert aerosols durin ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2015 - 10:34am

Minor Changes To UK Diets Could Help Reduce CO2 Emissions 20 Percent

Making a series of relatively minor and realistic changes to UK diets would reduce UK diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 20 percent and extend average life expectancy by eight months, according to new model.  ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2015 - 9:49am

Ethanol Refining Linked To More Pollutants Than Previously Thought

Ethanol fuel refineries could be releasing much larger amounts of some ozone-forming compounds into the atmosphere than previous estimates.  Ethanol, a government mandated and subsidized renewable transportation fuel made from corn, now constitutes approx ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2015 - 11:01am

Peatland Carbon Emissions May Not Be So Bad

A previously unknown dual mechanism slows peat decay and may help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from peatlands during times of drought, according to a new study. The naturally occurring mechanism was discovered in 5,000-year-old pocosin bogs in coastal N ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2015 - 12:55pm

Tropospheric Hot Spot Predicted In Global Warming Models Detected

Researchers have confirmed strong warming in the upper troposphere, known colloquially as the tropospheric hotspot, long expected as part of the global warming hypothesis.  Though the tropospheric hotspot appears in many global climate models, the inabili ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2015 - 12:58pm

5 Big Weather Myths Debunked

 Karin Heineman, Inside Science –  Predicting and analyzing weather is a highly sophisticated scientific endeavor these days. But, it is also peppered with a good deal of lore. We're here to debunk some popular weather myths. Myth #1: Heat lightning, ...

Article - Inside Science - May 22 2015 - 3:47pm

Low-Volatility Organic Compounds: How Forests Can Effect Clouds And Climate

According to a new global-scale projection, terrestrial vegetation emits several million tons of extremely low-volatility organic compounds (ELVOCs) per year to the atmosphere, which affect cloud seeds via formation of low-volatility vapors. These oxidatio ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2015 - 9:53am