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Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN said Monday, calling for action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind." FILE- In ...

Climate scientists have made one thing clear: Staving off the worst impacts of global temperature rise requires widespread and immediate action to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Even still, a new ...

NASA’s PACE satellite now provides nitrogen dioxide measurements, enabling finer-scale pollution tracking using OCI data trained with Sentinel-5P TROPOMI observations.

The claim: CO2 from humans represents 3.2% of total CO2 in the atmosphere and 0.12% of all greenhouse gases in the atmosphere A June 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) uses pie charts to ...

I heard that carbon dioxide makes up 0.04% of the world’s atmosphere. Not 0.4% or 4%, but 0.04%! How can it be so important in global warming if it’s such a small percentage? I am often asked how ...

Researchers Present Blueprint for Joint Meteorology and Atmospheric Composition Program ...

Ever-increasing capacity for global shipping and transportation has made it possible for perishable goods and produce to be rapidly transported across the world. This has meant that consumers are able ...

One of the primary sources of methane in the atmosphere is animal digestion, primarily from termites and cows. Dairy cattle feed at a farm near Vado, N.M. There are six sources of methane: wetlands, ...

The amount of carbon dioxide and two other greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere hit record highs last year, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report published Wednesday. Carbon dioxide ...