atmosphere
NASA says ozone hole stabilizing but won't fully recover until 2070
Posted in Science on 14th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The assessment comes two decades after the Montreal Protocol, the treaty that banned chlorofluorocarbons and other compounds that deplete the ozone layer.
Even If Emissions Stop, Carbon Dioxide Could Warm Earth for Centuries
Posted in Science on 2nd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years.
Nasa's Maven Mars mission launches
Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
The US space agency's (Nasa) Maven mission has set off for Mars.
First sign that humanity is slowing its carbon surge
Posted in Science on 9th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
The ever-faster rise of carbon emissions worldwide slackened in 2012, and that might signal a lasting trend
Concentrations of warming gases break record
Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
The levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high in 2012.