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Methane data are rolling in from the Russian Arctic, after bug battles and an overturned research lab
In a remote part of the Russian Arctic, a land studded with thousands of lakes and a few towns, a thin electric cable connects a tiny research station and instrument tower with a power generator more than a mile away. The cable—made for indoor use—travels outdoors along juryrigged tripods made of branches. Moose will knock down anything, eventually, and the tripods are cheaper and easier to ...
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NOAA study shows nitrous oxide now top ozone-depleting emission
Nitrous oxide has now become the largest ozone-depleting substance emitted through human activities, and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century, NOAA scientists say in a new study. For the first time, this study has evaluated nitrous oxide emissions from human activities in terms of their potential impact on Earth’s ozone layer. As chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which have ...
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