Stratosphere

The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth’s atmosphere, located above the troposphere and extending from about 10 to 50 kilometers in altitude. It contains the ozone layer, which absorbs much of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation and helps regulate atmospheric temperature structure. The stratosphere influences climate, atmospheric circulation and chemical processes affecting ozone depletion and long-term environmental change.

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Why carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere while warming EarthClimate

Why carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere while warming Earth

Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: How rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere Summary: Carbon…
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Climate Science Digest: April 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: The global…
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Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
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Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022Climate

Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland, in February 2022, were made more likely by an intense…
SourceSourceMarch 27, 2025 Full article
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Amazon thunderstorms shape new pathways for cloud formationClimate

Amazon thunderstorms shape new pathways for cloud formation

The Amazon rainforest plays a crucial role in global climate regulation, not only through its carbon storage capabilities but also as a source of natural…
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Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozoneClimate

Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2024 Full article
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Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamicsScience

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics

Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. By Max Planck Institute for Chemistry In a revelation highlighting the…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article