Atmospheric aerosols from human activity influence climate. Uncertainties in the understanding of their effects limit our knowledge about climate change. Aa Aa Aa What is the source and ...

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 ...

Microorganisms can be spread in the air by small droplets referred to as aerosols. Although we commonly think about the impacts of pollution aerosols on human health, air quality and climate change, ...

A little-known volcano in the remote Kuril Islands, Zavaritzki, links an explosion in 1831 with drastic climate changes.

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depend on the ...

Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols.

And while this good because it will mean a reduction in air pollution, Rosenfeld says that aerosols also have a potential cooling effect on the planet. “When these anthropogenic [manmade] aerosols ...

Add aerosols to the stratosphere, and sunlight is reflected into space, cooling Earth’s surface. Volcanoes have done it, so why can’t humans? That’s the basic idea behind stratospheric aerosol ...

A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols. It shows the distribution of fine and coarse aerosols and of particles that reflect or absorb sunlight. The latter respectively have ...