Scientists from NOAA and The Aerospace Corp. modeled the climate response of the stratosphere to increased future emissions of black carbon from rockets burning kerosene fuel. […]
Projected increase in space travel may damage ozone layer Read More >
New research published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics projects future emissions of hydrofluorocarbons HFCs, a class of potent greenhouse gasses, based on recent trends and
New research estimates the future emissions of potent greenhouse gases Read More >
Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May, pushing the atmosphere further into
Carbon dioxide now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels Read More >
New research has identified two additional regions of Asia as contributing to rising emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 identified by NOAA scientists in 2018.
Two additional regions of Asia were sources of banned ozone-destroying chemicals Read More >
On December 30, 2021, a combination of long-term drought and hurricane-force winds set the stage for what would become the most destructive fire in Colorado
Historic firestorm illustrates some of the ways NOAA responds when disaster strikes Read More >
When Super Bowl LVI kicks off at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on February 13, a nearby command center operated by emergency managers will
Super Bowl brings fans, parties, and forecasters Read More >
Scientists are traveling to La Reunion to intercept the plume from the Tonga volcano eruption. Read the full story at NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Laboratory >
New NOAA analysis of a ground-breaking global atmospheric airborne research mission shows that smoke from biomass burning substantially contributes to one of the most common and harmful constituents of urban air pollution: ozone. Another record-breaking fire season across the western United States and Canada fouled skies as far downwind as Boston and New York City with wildfire smoke, visibly demonstrating the impacts that fires can have on air quality thousands of miles away. Now, new NOAA research demonstrates that the effects of fire emissions on the atmosphere are even larger and far more widespread than previously believed, and substantially contribute to one of the most common and harmful constituents of urban air pollution: ozone.
Smoke from wildfires influences ozone pollution on a global scale Read More >
When COVID-19 pandemic began in the US, counties and cities across the nation imposed stay at home orders, closed schools or imposed travel restrictions. From March 2020 onward, many Americans hung up car keys and settled into their homes for work and school. Traffic patterns dramatically changed, and previously smog filled vistas became clearer.
2020’s Economic Slowdown Provides Opportunity to Investigate Ozone Pollution in the U.S. Read More >
POPS is a low-cost, high-sensitivity alternative to traditional aerosol measurement technologies.
Small company thrives on commercialization of NOAA’s Miniaturized Particle Spectrometer Read More >
