Pollution and climate change are fueling a megadrought in the Southwest U.S., threatening water supplies and reshaping the ...

In the late 2010s, when Assistant Professor Flavio Lehner worked for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, ...

Wildfires have spread across the planet for millennia, but they are increasing as the climate warms. Decimated forests, ...

Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is ...

Aerosols vs. Droplets Researchers model the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in various temperatures and relative humidities in typical indoor situations. Sonia Fernandez. Winter is on its way. And in ...

Although the Earth’s atmosphere is composed mostly of gases, aerosols and clouds have a large impact on the Earth’s radiation budget. The investigation of the climate impact of aerosols and clouds is ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind today’s global coronavirus pandemic, spreads primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges—and a comprehensive new assessment of ...

But if we assume that aerosols actually have a 50 percent smaller cooling effect, losing them will matter less, and we’ll have a better chance at keeping warming below 1.5 degrees.

Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through secondhand aerosols than children in homes where adults use traditional cigarettes, a ...