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Atmosphere

NASA discovers evidence of Mars' ancient CO2-rich atmosphere in Gale Crater

Discovery suggests Mars once had a CO2-rich atmosphere and conditions suitable for life.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gale Crater. Illustration.
The tundra is now a global carbon emitter. Cladonia stellaris growing in thin soil over rocks.

The Arctic tundra was a carbon sink. Now it contributes to global emissions

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the Arctic region to release more carbon dioxide and methane than its plants remove.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pre-industrial world. A lot cooler.

How much cooler was the pre-industrial world? New study sets quantitative benchmark

Researchers using Antarctic ice cores establish new pre-industrial baseline, finding warming has reached 1.49 degrees Celsius.

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Ice clouds.

New study: microplastics in the atmosphere can influence formation of ice clouds

"Microplastics can affect precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, climate modeling, and even aircraft safety".

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