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Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the stratosphere
Smoke lofted into the upper atmosphere on towering pyrocumulonimbus clouds can spread around the globe and affect the climate
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The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change
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We’re finally solving the puzzle of how clouds will affect our climate
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Trees have an extra climate benefit thanks to methane-eating microbes
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Cleaner ship emissions may warm the planet far faster than expected
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Wildfire smoke may be deadliest effect of climate change in US
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Dust clouds from the Sahara are reaching Europe more frequently
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Eerie green sunsets after 1883 Krakatoa eruption finally explained
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Rising greenhouse gases have cooling effect on Antarctica鈥檚 atmosphere
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Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming
A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide鈥檚 planet-warming effect
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Slight flight altitude changes could slash aviation’s climate impact
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See a dazzling collection of the year’s best northern lights pictures
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Dead spacecraft are seeding the upper atmosphere with metal
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Hydrogen is a green fuel despite small warming effect from pipe leaks
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