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Transport sector can reduce CO2 emission by 50% by 2050

December 2, 2015
News
The transportation’s sector CO2 emissions could be halved by 2050, according to new research.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions

November 6, 2015
News
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dioxide (SO2) than all industrial sources in Europe combined in 2010.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Marine life triggers atmospheric ice

October 1, 2015
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Marine life in remote ocean regions can contribute to airborne particles that trigger ice formation in clouds. Scientists at the University of Leeds used biological matter samples to discover that...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Botany, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Volcanic eruptions and global climate linked at last

July 27, 2015
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New ice core data has revealed further evidence that volcanic eruptions have a significant and repeated impact on the global climate. An international research team led by Yale University used...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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The rise of new ozone-damaging gases

March 9, 2015
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Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to ozone depletion and influence climate.A team of researchers at Leeds’ University School of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Gee-whiz science yields high res climate models

November 21, 2014
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A climate scientist has used the powerful supercomputers at Berkeley Laboratory to carry out ‘gee-whiz science’, producing high resolution models predicting extreme storms caused by climate change. These models, developed...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Weather forecasting set to improve

October 29, 2014
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A new £97m supercomputer could put an end to the complaints about weather forecasting accuracy. The computer – to be housed at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter and the...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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New threat to ozone layer

September 17, 2014
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The Antarctic ozone hole is beginning to show signs of recovery, but a new threat is lurking suggests a report from the United Nations: “new” CFCs discovered in the atmosphere....
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Winter weather set to get more erratic

September 12, 2014
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Extreme variations in pressure over the North Atlantic are responsible for our increasingly erratic winter weather. Conditions in the UK range from mild, wet and stormy, to incredibly cold and...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Ancient shellfish provide clues to El Niño history

August 22, 2014
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New insight into the El Niño Southern Oscillation has been provided by 25-foot piles of ancient shellfish remains. Researchers analysing the shells have found El Niños 10,000 years ago were...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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