4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (401+ words) Recreational use of nitrous oxide " commonly known as "laughing gas" " has been identified as a significant and previously overlooked source of greenhouse gas emissions in Ho Chi Minh City, a future Southeast Asian megacity. Enabled by the first ever on'the'ground…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (363+ words) New research shows that air pollution from Europe more than a century ago may have reshaped weather patterns across Asia, intensifying the Asian summer monsoon and influencing rainfall for millions of people. Scientists have used climate models and historic weather…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (638+ words) Changes to the way decorative paints and varnishes are made have significantly reduced harmful air pollution emissions over the past two decades, according to new research involving scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). The findings show that…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (418+ words) New research reveals previously unreported methane emissions during North Sea oil loading operations." A research team led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science has, for the first time, directly measured methane emissions released during shuttle tanker oil loading operations…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (636+ words) Jesse Alexander, a graduate whose role at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis combines science communication and technical computing, completed a 3-month cross-disciplinary research placement to improve predictions of wildfires in Scotland. Working with Dr Ioana Colfescu, a climate data…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (520+ words) When it rains, it pours" has become a reality for our weather in a changing climate. Let's take a closer look at climate change and rainfall, and the impacts on people and places in the UK and around the world....

2+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (698+ words) Climate change conversations often centre on most likely outcomes " a few degrees of warming, rising seas, more frequent heatwaves and storms. But what about the worst that could happen?" A new study led by scientists at the University of Reading…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (693+ words) Scientists have long expected that global warming would bring more rainfall overall. But new research shows a troubling contradiction: in many parts of the world, soils are drying out " even in places that are projected to get wetter. This means…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (190+ words) A big cloud of Saharan dust was kicked up over west Africa a few days back, and thanks to the weather systems sweeping across the UK, it's now drifting our way. Expect the sky to look a bit hazy, and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (776+ words) Climate change is one of the most urgent problems facing humanity today. Every country on Earth is already feeling the impacts of the warming planet, from devastating heatwaves to sweeping floods. Wealthy nations are responsible for the lion's share of…...