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Study: In 2016’s record Arctic warmth, a glimpse of the future

Study: In 2016’s record Arctic warmth, a glimpse of the future

An analysis of the record heat afflicting the Arctic in 2016 finds that it couldn't have happened without climate change.

May 4, 2018 0 Comments
Study: Pollution from personal care products comparable to tailpipe emissions in Boulder

Study: Pollution from personal care products comparable to tailpipe emissions in Boulder

A a new NOAA study shows that during the morning rush hour in Boulder, Colorado, the trail of chemical vapors emitted by personal care products that commuters use on their skin and hair are comparable in magnitude to the  emissions of major components of vehicle exhaust.

April 30, 2018 0 Comments
New National Academies' report lays out path forward for methane research

New National Academies' report lays out path forward for methane research

A new National Academies of Sciences' report calls on several federal agencies to work together to improve techniques for measuring one of the most important greenhouse gases produced by humans - methane.

March 27, 2018 0 Comments
Consumer, industrial products now a major urban air pollution source

Consumer, industrial products now a major urban air pollution source

Chemical products like household cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes that contain compounds refined from petroleum now rival motor vehicle emissions as the top source of urban air pollution, according to a surprising NOAA-led study

February 15, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA, NASA team up again to investigate the atmosphere over Antarctica

NOAA, NASA team up again to investigate the atmosphere over Antarctica

On the ATom mission, NASA, NOAA, and a team of scientists are probing the secrets of Earth's remote atmosphere out over the deep oceans aboard NASA's DC-8, the world's largest flying chemistry laboratory.

 

 

October 17, 2017 0 Comments
Why is it getting cloudier in the Arctic?

Why is it getting cloudier in the Arctic?

Editor’s note: This is the fifth dispatch from Jeremy Mathis, director of NOAA’s Arctic Research Program, who is leading a team of NOAA scientists on a research cruise in the Arctic aboard the USGCGS Healy. 

September 12, 2017 0 Comments
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