Study warns that glaciers’ ability to cool ambient air faces imminent decline
Glaciers fight climate change by cooling the air that touches their surface. But for how long? The Pellicciotti group at ...
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Could injecting diamond dust into the atmosphere help cool the planet?
A multi-institutional team of climate scientists, meteorologists and Earth scientists has found that dropping diamond dust from an airplane into ...
Cool roofs could have saved lives during London’s hottest summer
As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the record hot summer of 2018 if the ...
Scientists cool positronium to near absolute zero for antimatter research
Most atoms are made up of positively charged protons, neutral neutrons, and negatively charged electrons. Positronium is an exotic atom ...
Astronomers study the atmosphere of a nearby cool brown dwarf
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers observed a nearby cool brown dwarf designated WISEPA J182831.08+265037.8 (or WISE 1828 ...
A century of reforestation helped keep eastern U.S. cool, study finds
Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United States helped counter rising temperatures due to climate change, a new study suggests. ...
Modeling shows green roofs can cool cities and save energy
Extensive green cover on building roofs could significantly reduce citywide temperatures and lower energy costs, a new study suggests. The ...
Study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C
It is possible to significantly reduce the temperatures of a large city in a hot desert climate while reducing energy ...
