Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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February breaks global temperature records by 'shocking' amount
Global temperatures in February smashed previous monthly records by an unprecedented amount, according to Nasa data, sparking warnings of a climate emergency. The result was “a true shocker, and yet
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Record leap in carbon dioxide seen in 2015
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at a record pace last year, US government scientists reported, raising new concern about one of the top greenhouse gases and the effects of global
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Hot February shatters records as scientists warn global warming is advancing more rapidly
This year is shaping up to be possibly the hottest in human history after satellite readings showed how February obliterated the temperature record set in January. The record comes as a new study warns
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U.S. forecaster sees La Nina possibly succeeding El Nino
A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday it sees a near 50 percent chance La Nina could develop by the Northern Hemisphere fall on the heels of the El Nino conditions likely to dissipate in
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Japan says El Nino weakens, to return to normal weather in summer
Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern, which is often linked to heavy rainfall and droughts, was expected to continue weakening and that there was a high possibility the weather
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Delayed La Nina seen buoying U.S., Asia crops: MDA weather
A delay in the onset of the La Nina weather pattern this year is likely to buoy crops across key growing regions in the United States, Australia and India, a leading weather forecaster said on Thursday.
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Korean agency sees surplus monsoon for India
International weather agencies see a normal to surplus monsoon for most parts of India this year, as if in response to a wish expressed in the Economic Survey 2015-16. In its early forecasts for the
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Does chronic nitrogen deposition during biomass growth affect atmospheric emissions from biomass burning?
<p>Chronic nitrogen deposition has measureable impacts on soil and plant health. We investigate burning emissions from biomass grown in areas of high and low NO x deposition. Gas and aerosol-phase emissions
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Saturday hottest February day in two decades: Met office
With the mercury topping 36.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Karachi witnessed it the hottest day of the month in over two decades, the Met office said on Sunday. The heat wave is expected to continue
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New understanding and quantification of the regime dependence of aerosol-cloud interaction for studying aerosol indirect effects
<p>Aerosol indirect effects suffer from large uncertainty in climate models and among observations. This study focuses on two plausible factors: regime dependence of aerosol-cloud interactions and the