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Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry: a branch of atmospheric science in which the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets is studied. It is a multidisciplinary approach of research and draws on environmental chemistry, physics, meteorology, computer modeling, oceanography, geology and volcanology and other disciplines. Examples of problems which have been addressed by atmospheric chemistry include acid rain, ozone depletion, photochemical smog, greenhouse gases and global warming. Atmospheric chemists seek to understand the causes of these problems, and by obtaining a theoretical understanding of them, allow possible solutions to be tested and the effects of changes in government policy evaluated.
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MAR 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the pla ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can an extremely hot Neptune-sized exoplanet teach scientists about exoplanetary weather? This is what a recent stu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 25, 2025Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2025Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 05, 2025Earth & The Environment
New research has analyzed melt patterns on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study determined that cracks are opening up fas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a rec ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2025Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2025Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2025Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In the 1990s, scientists began to use the term 'atmospheric river' to refer to strips of water vapor in the air that mig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
Two new studies have outlined new ways to capture small amounts of carbon, and which could be scalable for larger applic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2024Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did Venus have oceans in its ancient past and could they have supported life as we know it, or even as we don’t kn ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have already said that 2024 will be the hottest recorded year, and 2023 had already set a record for being 2. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can rocky exoplanets orbiting stars smaller than our Sun support life as we know it? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2024Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the pla
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can an extremely hot Neptune-sized exoplanet teach scientists about exoplanetary weather? This is what a recent stu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2025
Earth & The Environment
New research has analyzed melt patterns on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study determined that cracks are opening up fas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a rec
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In the 1990s, scientists began to use the term 'atmospheric river' to refer to strips of water vapor in the air that mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Two new studies have outlined new ways to capture small amounts of carbon, and which could be scalable for larger applic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2024
Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did Venus have oceans in its ancient past and could they have supported life as we know it, or even as we don’t kn
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have already said that 2024 will be the hottest recorded year, and 2023 had already set a record for being 2.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can rocky exoplanets orbiting stars smaller than our Sun support life as we know it? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch