Tag: News Release
  1. Satellite view of smoke billowing from Australian bushfires

    Smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer

    Wildfire smoke in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation

    • Air Quality

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  2. Ocean waves along beach.

    Sea level rise poses particular risk for Asian megacities

    Sea level rise this century may pose especially major risks to such Asian megacities as Chennai, Kolkata, Yangon, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Manila.

    • Climate

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  3. Firefighters at staging area during 2020 California wildfire

    California wildfire smoke dimmed solar energy in 2020

    Solar energy forecasts in California substantiated overestimated energy production when wildfire smoke dimmed the skies.

    • Air Quality

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  4. Six new trustees elected to the UCAR board

    Consortium adds Virginia Tech to its membership

    • Organization

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  5. Paris Agreement goal would mitigate sea level rise

    High-end projections show sea level rise this century would not exceed three feet if society meets the goals of the Paris Agreement.

    • Climate

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