Strange things are happening in the sky above the Arctic — and they’re freezing the U.S. in unexpected ways. A new study reveals how shifting polar vortex patterns explain why parts of the country ...

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I am alarmed that California's clean-air standards face threats from Senate Republicans, risking American innovation in electric vehicles and global market competitiveness.

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In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...

The trinational Global Combat Air Program team is confident it can deliver the power the new aircraft demands without the complexity of an adaptive propulsion system. Seeking to achieve ...

When smoke from Canadian wildfires turned New York City skies apocalyptically orange in June 2023, it delivered catastrophic air quality and an unexpected side effect: cooling the New York City region ...

These processes connect local breezes to global air circulation, driven entirely by solar energy and the Earth's rotation, making wind a constant and essential part of Earth’s climate system.