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The upper atmosphere is cooling, prompting new climate concerns
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
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The ozone layer’s recovery is good news for climate change, too
Scientists say strides in shrinking the “ozone hole” offer a path forward on global warming.
Here's what a nuclear war would do to the planet, say scientists
According to two studies, nuclear weapons could also pose a huge environmental threat.
Smoke from Australian wildfires thinned ozone layer, study finds
Smoke from bushfires that spread across Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 destroyed high-altitude ozone in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a study that offers new insight into the threat posed by wildfires.
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Smoke from Black Summer bushfires depleted ozone layer, study finds
Smoke injected high into the atmosphere by the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires resulted in a depletion of the ozone layer, new research has found.
Hydrofluorocarbons are global warming super-culprits. The Senate should eliminate them
President Biden submitted Tuesday an obscure international treaty to the Senate. It's a big deal.
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‘Larger than usual’: this year’s ozone layer hole bigger than Antarctica
Scientists say ozone hole is unusually large for this stage in season and growing quickly.
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