Atmosphere News

Op-Ed: Free-faller Baumgartner is one to celebrate in life and in death

Free-faller Felix Baumgartner is a man rushing the edges, delayed as he was today by winds; he will ascend and descend with an admirable madness licking genius in the stiff violence of the heavens.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 3 comments

Solar storm hurtling towards Earth expected for Saturday

The sky may appear to be extra shimmery this weekend, because of a solar storm that's on its way. Due to hit Earth's magnetic field on Saturday, experts say the storm started on Thursday when the sun unleashed a massive flare.

In the Media by Alexandra Christopoulos - 2 comments

Canadian Tire to close 115 FGL stores, to expand Sport Chek

Toronto - Canadian Tire announced in a company statement Wednesday that it will be closing down 115 corporate stores, while focusing on creating a "super brand" under its FGL Sports. It said it will try to retain as many employees as it can.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 2 comments

Airborne study of weather and 'rivers in the sky'

Pasadena - A new airborn study lead by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and taking place from Feb. 11 via unmanned aircraft, is expected to improve our understanding of how 'atmospheric rivers' form and behave.

In the Media by Lee Labuschagne - 1 comment

Low levels of solar radiation to blame for shrinking atmosphere

The atmosphere is shrinking due to the decreased activity in solar flares and radiation. This can effect the obit of satellites and other objects rotating the earth.

In the Media by Amanda Tennis

Couple escape unharmed as aircraft ice crashes into their house

Chichester - A couple from West Sussex, England, UK had a lucky escape last night as a block of ice, which apparently fell from an aircraft, crashed through the roof of their home into their guest bedroom.

In the Media by Gemma Fox - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Environmental Concerns

There are two sides to the controversy on wind turbines - many who see the importance of encouraging sustainable clean energy and those who don’t.

In the Media by Andrew Boggs - 5 comments

Global Warming Changing Organic Matter in Soil

Scientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough have published research findings that show global warming actually changes the molecular structure of organic matter in soil.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 10 comments

Atmosphere Threatened By Ocean Pollutants

A large quantity of nitrogen compounds emitted into the atmosphere by humans through the burning of fossil fuels and the use of nitrogen fertilizers enters the oceans and may lead to the removal of some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 11 comments

New Field in Planetology Opened by Aurora Lights Finding

The discovery of weakly polarized red light resulting from collisions with oxygen atoms at approximately 140 miles above the Earth's surface "opens a new field in planetology."

In the Media by Brant David McLaughlin - 7 comments

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