Vaisala launches lightning service
Vaisala has launched its patented lightning product to detect which cloud-to-ground strokes are most likely…
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Carbon dioxide continues to rise
Atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii peaked at 417.1ppm in May…
NASA PACE mission goes into testing phase
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission has entered its construction and testing phase.…
Leosphere launches WindCube Nacelle
Leosphere has launched a lidar that mounts to wind turbines to measure wind conditions. WindCube…
AAD looks into Antarctic aerodrome
Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) have proposed building an aerodrome at the Davis…
Bushfires send aerosols to record heights
The bushfires in Australia that started last year sent smoke and aerosols higher into the…
Australian droughts to become more intense
Southern and southwestern Australia can expect longer, more intense droughts due to a lack of…
Warm spring puts Arctic at risk of ‘zombie’ fires
The Arctic is at risk of zombie fires following an unusually warm spring, according to…
Greenhouse gases keep trapping heat
Record levels of greenhouse gases continue to trap heat in the atmosphere, according to NOAA’s…
AI to predict wildfires
Experts from Stanford University’s School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences in the US are…