These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts ...

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Scot Miller is an assistant professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering whose research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. His ...

This plant (left), found along the slopes of Mount Everest, grows in individual layers (right) that have been used to understand how atmospheric mercury levels have changed in the past 40 years.

Earth’s surface is warming, but far above the planet, temperatures in the upper atmosphere have been falling for years.

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increased to a record high in 2023, even as countries promise to lower their emissions, the World Meteorological Organization reported Monday. The WMO, an ...

(COLORADO) — It’s shaping up to be a pretty dry week across Southern Colorado. You’ve likely noticed the lack of rain and thunderstorm activity, but to really understand why it’s so dry, we need to ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

When we look at a standard radar loop or check a typically daily forecast app, we are only seeing a two-dimensional snapshot ...