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One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters ...
Reductions in air pollution might sound like a positive thing. But scientists now say that reductions in East Asia are ...
A new study suggests that recent rapid global warming may be linked to falling sulphur dioxide pollution, which has dimmed ...
Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...
Satellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that it is a ...
The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted global climate action, according to a new study using machine learning.
Air pollution causes cooling by reflecting sunlight or by changing the properties of clouds so they reflect more sunlight.
Global warming and poor air quality are likely to increase the severity of eczema sufferers’ skin conditions, according to a ...
Hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across Canada amid air quality concerns in several provinces. Estimates suggest 2025 ...
Twenty-five years ago this month, Dan Sarewitz and I published a widely read and discussed article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock (unpaywalled version here).
In a report on the emission cuts needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the UN said the goal would 'soon be dead' without a global mobilisation on a scale and pace never seen before.