New generation of climate models sheds first light on long-standing Pacific puzzle

Researchers have long been puzzled by the observed cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific and the Southern Ocean ...
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NASA blasts heat shield to prepare for atmospheric re-entry

Inside NASA’s Arc Jet Complex at the Ames Research Centre in California, a heat shield design is being put to the test ...

Antarctic warming is altering atmospheric stability: New evidence from the 1950s to the present

A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of the lowest layers of ...
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Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While ...