News articles tagged with 'air' (Page 15)
First-ever study to link increased mortality specifically to carbon dioxide emissions
— 3 Jan 2008 21:38 | HealthA Stanford scientist has spelled out for the first time the direct links between increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increases in human mortality, using a state-of-the-art…
Purdue wind tunnel key for hypersonic vehicles, future space planes
— 2 Jan 2008 21:28 | PhysicsBy using the only wind tunnel capable of running quietly at 'hypersonic' speeds, Purdue University engineers have conducted experiments to yield critical data for designing an advanced…
Tiny dust particles from Asian deserts common over western United States
— 13 Dec 2007 08:23 | EnvironmentIt has been a decade since University of Washington scientists first pinpointed specific instances of air pollution, including Gobi Desert dust, traversing the Pacific Ocean and adding…
Wind turbines produce green energy and airflow mysteries
— 11 Dec 2007 20:56 | EnvironmentUsing smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround…
Space sensors shed new light on air quality
— 22 Oct 2007 16:12 | EnvironmentAir pollution is becoming one of the biggest dangers for the future of the planet, causing premature deaths of humans and damaging flora and fauna. With their vantage point from space,…
2007 ozone hole smaller than usual
— 4 Oct 2007 08:19 | EnvironmentThe ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk 30 percent as compared to last year's record size. According to measurements made by ESA's Envisat satellite, this year's ozone loss peaked…
Turbulent lessons from Titan
— 28 Aug 2007 14:40 | AstronomyHave you spilled your drink on an airliner? Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are finding new ways to understand turbulence, both in the Earth's atmosphere and that of Saturn's…
Northern forests less effective than tropical ones in reducing global warming
— 22 Jun 2007 00:01 | EnvironmentForests in the United States and other northern mid- and upper-latitude regions are playing a smaller role in offsetting global warming than previously thought, according to a study…