Flashes can be 1000 times brighter than normal lightning
Read article: Lightning ‘superbolts’ have a unique formation mechanism, satellite studies suggest
Isotopic evidence could be lurking in the fossil record
Read article: Did a supernova trigger the late Devonian extinction?
Study confirms 200-year-old prediction by Pierre-Simon Laplace
Read article: Earth’s atmosphere rings like a giant bell, say researchers
Airborne fragments of fungal cells just 30 nm across have been found at concentrations far higher than expected
Read article: Fungal ‘shrapnel’ bursts into the atmosphere
Lightning observations from the International Space Station connect two mysterious effects
Read article: Elves and gamma rays emerge simultaneously from thunderstorm
Omar Baddour discusses the provisional statement of WMO State of the Climate report 2019, released this week
Read article: The state of the climate in 2019 and its impacts on us
A survey of experts suggests that no single technology can be relied upon to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and that models need to consider a range of approaches in concert
Read article: Carbon removal requires multiple technologies
Researchers call for integrated policies on air pollution, greenhouse gases and sustainable development
Read article: UK air is cleaner but challenges remain
New data suggest that microscopic particulates lower the total water content of clouds, reducing aerosols’ climate-cooling effect by around 23%
Read article: Water loss offsets the cooling effect of aerosols in clouds
Phenomena generate strong upper ocean response
Read article: Atmospheric rivers drive local sea-level rise
