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Atmospheric Science

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-May-2025 22:10 ET (14-May-2025 02:10 GMT/UTC)

10-Feb-2025

Researchers are driving the charge of zero emissions

New published research from Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institution finds that electric vehicles generally produce less non-exhaust emissions compared with gasoline-powered vehicles.

Journal: Transportation Research

10-Feb-2025

Additional steps must be taken besides technological improvements to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev model shows

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Most countries are relying on a combination of technological advances and infrastructure changes to meet their goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. However, a new model from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev environmental researchers shows that will likely not be enough and additional factors must be considered.

Journal: Nature Sustainability

7-Feb-2025

Solar and electric-powered homes feel the effects of blackouts differently, according to new research from Stevens

Stevens Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Stevens professor Philip Odonkor, an expert in energy technologies, uses AI tools to investigate the impact of extreme weather on solar-powered and electrified homes and uncover their unique vulnerabilities and develop insights on how they handle harsh conditions

Journal: Journal of Smart Cities

7-Feb-2025

Excessive Tibetan Plateau spring warming found to cause catastrophic June 2024 heavy rainfall in China

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In June 2024, southern China experienced record-breaking heavy rainfall, resulting in devastating societal and economic impacts. The underlying cause of this extreme event remained unclear until this study, published in Science Bulletin, provided new insights. Based on analyses from numerical simulations using an Earth System Model (ESM), an international team of scientists identified excessive spring land heating over the Tibetan Plateau as the primary factor driving the catastrophic June 2024 rainfall in southern China.

Journal: Science Bulletin

6-Feb-2025

Decades-long study shows that this endangered Florida butterfly benefits from hurricanes

Florida Museum of Natural History
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides ponceana). They found that the swallowtail’s population size was positively influenced by something unexpected — hurricanes.

Journal: Biological Conservation

6-Feb-2025

Rethinking energy demand can foster sustainable development and reduce emissions from buildings and transport

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, IIASA scientists show that a mix of policy measures, including both technological solutions and behavioral changes, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in buildings and transport.

Journal: Nature Energy

5-Feb-2025

Clean air policies having unintended impact driving up wetland methane emissions by up to 34 million tonnes

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study publishing in Science Advances has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 million tonnes of methane each year from natural wetlands would mean targets to reduce human-caused emissions need to be more stringent than currently set out in the Global Methane Pledge.

Journal: Science Advances