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Taking Measure of the Greenhouse Effect

By Guest PostOctober 15, 20101 commentEnvironment, Scienceaerosols, andrew lacis, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, climate change, climate models, climate science, clouds, CO2, CO2 emissions, computer simulations, earth, gases, gavin schmidt, goddard institute for space studies, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, heat-absorbing components, heat-trapping gas, methane, mining activities, NASA, nitrous oxide, ozone, planet, reto ruedy, ron miller, trace gases, water vapor

WASHINGTON — Scientists have long known that heat-absorbing components of Earth’s atmosphere, such as clouds and certain gases, prevent our planet from being an ice-covered ball. Now a study, for the first time, comprehensively calculates the relative contributions of the components responsible for that heating, known as the greenhouse effect.

Besides clarifying an important aspect of climate science, the study also demonstrates that rising concentrations of one heat-trapping gas — carbon dioxide — leads to much more greenhouse warming than just the heat the gas absorbs directly itself.

Various studies have looked at the contributions of water vapor, CO₂, and other greenhouse gases. But none had systematically estimated the contributions of each of the main players, says climate scientist Gavin Schmidt of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and lead author of the new research. (more…)

Berkeley Study Shows Ozone and Nicotine a Bad Combination for Asthma

By Guest PostAugust 17, 2010Health, Scienceasthma, asthma hazard, berkeley lab, chen-lin liu, Health, hugo destaillats, indoor environments, jared smith, kevin wilson, lara gundel, mohamad sleiman, musahid ahmed, ozone, roy kaltschmidt, secondhand tobacco, smoke, thirdhand smoke, tobacco-related disease, ultraviolet light, vuv light

Another reason for including asthma on the list of potential health risks posed by secondhand tobacco smoke, especially for non-smokers, has been uncovered. Furthermore, the practice of using ozone to remove the smell of tobacco smoke from indoor environments, including hotel rooms and the interiors of vehicles, is probably a bad idea.

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Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down, but Still Underestimated

By Guest PostAugust 12, 20104 commentsEnvironmentagricultural crops, bill dube, cires, climate research, emissions, environmental sciences, joost de gouw, modeling program, noaa, ozone, petrochemical-producing, petroleum products, pollution, texas air quality, texas commission on environmental quality, washenfelder, wd-p3 aircraft, yellow haze

WASHINGTON — A thick blanket of yellow haze hovering over Houston as a result of chemical pollution from petroleum products may be getting a little bit thinner, according to a new study. But the new findings — which have implications for petrochemical-producing cities around the world — come with a catch, says a team of scientists who participated in the research.

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Plant’s role in global warming

By Guest PostApril 30, 2010Environment, Scienceandy mcleod, atmosphere, Bangladesh, campus, carbon dioxide, earth, forestry and agriculture, global warming, methane, moulana bhashani science and technology university, ozone, percent of earth’s emission, plants, santosh, school of geosciences, tangail, university of edinburgh

Plants remain an effective way of tackling global warming despite emitting small amounts of an important greenhouse gas, a study has shown.

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Taking Measure of the Greenhouse Effect

Berkeley Study Shows Ozone and Nicotine a Bad Combination for Asthma

Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down, but Still Underestimated

Plant’s role in global warming