The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun ’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ...

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere. “The troposphere contains approximately 99 percent of the ...

The polar vortex is known for bringing chilly temperatures during winter. Will it affect Rochester this season?

Below this is the troposphere, which is in contact with the oceans and therefore directly affected by conditions at the ocean surface. By contrast, the stratosphere — although affected by waves ...

The Taieri Pet is a lenticular cloud, a stationary type of cloud that forms in certain circumstances. They form in the ...

In the case of hurricanes, wind shear is important primarily in the vertical direction--from the surface to the top of the troposphere. The troposphere is the region of the atmosphere that our ...

Both rockets and reentering satellites inject air pollution into higher layers of the atmosphere, which are out of reach of ground-based polluters. Even aircraft emissions are contained within the ...

TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Science Team (ST) meeting was held June 3–6, 2024. The meeting used a hybrid ...

A trio of atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University has found evidence suggesting that western boundary currents ...

Hurricane Helene sent gravity waves rippling through the atmosphere far above the southeastern United States, new NASA images ...

Spain's Valencia region is still reeling from the devastating rains and flooding that left hundreds of people dead at the end of October 2024. Against this backdrop, two videos were shared in various ...