Light-absorbing brown carbon aerosols, emitted by wildfires, remain longer in the atmosphere than expected, which could have implications for climate predictions. Rising 2,225 meters into the air on ...

Aerosols—microscopic particles adrift in the atmosphere—hold the power to influence storms, cloud formation, and even the ...

The large number of tiny organic aerosols floating in the atmosphere -- emitted from tailpipes and trees alike -- share enough common characteristics as a group that scientists can generalize their ...

It is possible to significantly slow down and even temporarily stop the progression of global warming by increasing the atmospheric aerosol concentration, shows a new study from the University of ...

Researchers say brown carbons -- a nanoscale atmospheric aerosol species -- are being overlooked when scientists put together computer models for climate studies. They have developed a new technique ...

Aerosols play many roles in the atmosphere, including seeding cloud formation and cooling the planet by scattering sunlight. Researchers have found a potential new, unlikely source of precursors to ...

Aerosols and dust are critical components in the air that influence both environmental quality and human health. These particles originate from natural processes—such as wind erosion in deserts, ...

A generalized model of the effect of an optically thin atmospheric aerosol on the terrestrial heat budget is proposed, and applied to the problem of estimating the impact of the aerosol on ...

With CO2 emissions continuing unabated, an increasing number of policymakers, scientists and environmentalists are ...

Tiny particles of plastic in the atmosphere can affect Earth’s climate, according to Laura Revell at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and colleagues. New calculations of the heating and ...

UPTON, NY -- Atmospheric scientists have long suspected that microscopic aerosol particles from industrial processes increase the brightness of clouds, resulting in greater reflection of sunlight and ...