A ‘hot Neptune’ exoplanet It has been discovered that there is sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere – an atmosphere that also spews into space as the planet orbits its star in a steeply inclined orbit every three and a third days. The existence of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of the exoplanet, named GJ 3470b … Read more
People walk through cooling misters in Las Vegas on June 4, 2024. Tens of millions of people from California to Texas experience intense heat. New data shows that the amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a new record. John Locher/AP hide caption change caption John Locher/AP The amount of planet-warming carbon … Read more
People walk through cooling misters in Las Vegas on June 4, 2024. Tens of millions of people from California to Texas experience intense heat. New data shows that the amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a new record. John Locher/AP hide caption change caption John Locher/AP The amount of planet-warming carbon … Read more
One of the most important drivers of the exceptional heat Building in Earth’s atmosphere has reached levels beyond anything humans have ever experienced, officials announced Thursday. Carbon dioxidethe gas that responsible for most of the global warming caused by human activities is accumulating “faster than ever,” scientists from NOAA, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and … Read more