Climatology News

Mar 10, 2014 by News Staff

European and Australian researchers have identified three new ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, dubbed CFC-112, CFC-112a, CFC-113a, and one new ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC-133a, in the atmosphere of our planet. Scientists have discovered four new man-made gases – CFC-112, CFC-112a, CFC-113a and HCFC-133a – all of which are contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer. Image credit: NASA. They made the discovery...

Jan 14, 2014 by News Staff

A large multinational team of researchers has documented very high levels of molecular chlorine – as high as 400 parts per trillion – in the...

Dec 10, 2013 by News Staff

Perfluorotributylamine – a chemical used in the electrical industry – has the potential to contribute significantly to global warming, according...

Nov 19, 2013 by News Staff

A multinational team of researchers has cracked the mystery behind the unusually strong El Niño events that occurred in 1982-1983 and 1997-1998. El Niño,...

Oct 24, 2013 by News Staff

Radiocarbon dating of ancient moss clumps on Baffin Island in the Eastern Canadian Arctic suggests that local summer temperatures during the past 100 years...