News articles tagged with 'air'
Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | EnvironmentA new study suggests that the rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies - and, in fact, may…
Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
— 23 Nov 2011 19:45 | EnvironmentHaving survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution…
Babies born earlier in areas near busy road junctions
— 4 Apr 2011 18:24 | HealthBabies are born earlier when their mothers live near a concentration of freeways and main roads, a study of 970 mothers and their newborn babies in Logan City, south of Brisbane, has…
Insights from oil spill air pollution study have applications beyond Gulf
— 11 Mar 2011 16:13 | EnvironmentDuring a special airborne mission to study the air-quality impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill last June, NOAA researchers discovered an important new mechanism by which air…
New study reveals aerosol plumes downwind of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
— 11 Mar 2011 15:52 | EnvironmentScientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science were part of a national research team to find two plumes of oil-based pollutants downwind…
Pinpointing air pollution's effects on the heart
— 10 Mar 2011 17:59 | HealthScientists are untangling how the tiniest pollution particles - which we take in with every breath we breathe - affect our health, making people more vulnerable to cardiovascular and…
Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau's climate
— 4 Mar 2011 15:48 | EnvironmentIn some cases, soot - the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants - can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to…
Cold winters mean more pollution
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | EnvironmentDifferences in air pressure over the North Atlantic have meant that the last two winters in Gothenburg, Sweden, have been extremely cold. This has led to the air in Gothenburg being…
'Air laser' may sniff bombs, pollutants from a distance
— 29 Jan 2011 18:10 | EnvironmentPrinceton University engineers have developed a new laser sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne…
NOAA-led team measures atmosphere's self-cleaning capacity
— 8 Jan 2011 13:54 | EnvironmentAn international, NOAA-led research team took a significant step forward in understanding the atmosphere's ability to cleanse itself of air pollutants and some other gases, except carbon…