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Tag: atmosphere

Smog can be a Bog: A Story about Iron in the Air and Ocean
Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Chemistry Human impacts Pollution

Smog can be a Bog: A Story about Iron in the Air and Ocean

Have you ever wondered where smog goes? A group of scientists investigated where particles of iron start and end up,…
November 24, 2020 Daniel Speer
Can clays from northern Canada provide a 3,000-year temperature record of the Atlantic Ocean?
Climate Change Paleoceanography

Can clays from northern Canada provide a 3,000-year temperature record of the Atlantic Ocean?

A sediment record from a lake in northern Canada is being used to reconstruct Atlantic Ocean temperatures at a resolution…
November 22, 2020 Shawn Wang
The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate
Atmosphere science Climate Change Sea Ice

The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate

Bomb cyclones, the polar vortex, and climate - they’ve all been in the news in recent years, but how do…
April 26, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
Why is Antarctic Sea Ice Growing?
Atmospheric Science Climate Change Physical oceanography Sea Ice

Why is Antarctic Sea Ice Growing?

Despite increases in global ocean temperatures, long-term trends actually show an increase in Antarctic sea ice extent. There are a…
April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Channing Prend
Climate Change

Looking to the tropics to explain Antarctica’s expanding ice

Scientists confirm an surprising explanation for Antarctica's expanding sea ice in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
August 5, 2016 Veronica Tamsitt
Climate Change Hazards

Cyclones move poleward as tropics expand

Tropical cyclones are escaping the hot tropics and intensifying closer towards the poles. The apparent expansion of the tropics helps…
August 26, 2014August 26, 2014 Hillary Scannell

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