Atmospheric

Researchers have measured the highest level of ultraviolet radiation ever recorded on the Earth's surface. These extraordinary UV fluxes, observed in the Bolivian Andes only 1,500 miles from the…

Soot and methane were little-considered factors in climate change models a decade ago but with the drop of CO2 in Western nations, activists have begun to worry about those.  It would have been…

The dose makes the poison, it is often said, and it is true. Lots of medicines and chemicals are harmless or beneficial in reasonable quantities but dangerous in high quantities. What about CO2 in…

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Arthur on July 2 at 2:50 PM EDT on July 2nd, it saw a cloud-covered eye as the storm was on the way to becoming a hurricane.   This visible…

Invasion by exotic plant species affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases, which could have far-reaching implications for how we manage agricultural land and native ecosystems, according…

We all know how fire works, the same way we know how gravity works. But, like gravity, there is a lot we don't know about combustion.  There are many reasons to delve into its secrets. For…

As carbon dioxide (CO2) in America has declined, environmentalists and the federal government have begun to focus on the energy that got us CO2 emissions back at early 1990s levels - natural gas.…

Climate change is predicted to have major impacts on the many species that call our rocky shorelines home. Species living in these intertidal habitats, which spend half their day exposed to air and…

What big environmental win has happened in the last 10 years for Americans? Most importantly, the country switched to natural gas from coal, and that is a good thing because emissions from energy…

Knowing where water vapor is in the atmosphere is one of many factors forecasters use to identify weather features and so the GOES Project has created animations that indicate where water vapor is…