Among the biggest questions for climate change forecasters is how atmospheric aerosols shape clouds, which can help cool the planet. Now, a new study finds that one promising strategy for ...

When ships burn fossil fuels, they release airborne particles containing various naturally occurring chemicals, including sulphur. These particles are known to modify certain types of clouds, which ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories are studying ship tracks — clouds that reflect sunlight and are formed by moving ships, similar to contrails from planes — to help ...

The way exhaust-aerosol particles from ships spur cloud development in "ship tracks" that trail these vessels, and which reflect radiant energy back to space, has been used to understand the effects ...

SAN FRANCISCO - New satellite studies analyzing the impact on clouds from oceangoing ships suggest that airborne particles from pollution or other causes can have a drying effect on some clouds and a ...

Tiny particles known as aerosols provide the surfaces on which the droplets of water in clouds form. By burning fossil fuels, humans have drastically increased the amount of aerosol in the atmosphere.

A new ground-breaking study by University College London (UCL) Energy Institute, Imperial College and the University of Oxford shows how satellite tracking could be used to monitor compliance with the ...

The impact of atmospheric aerosols on clouds and climate may be different than previously thought. The impact of atmospheric aerosols on clouds and climate may be different than previously thought.

When ships burn fossil fuels, they release airborne particles containing various naturally occurring chemicals, including sulphur. These particles are known to modify certain types of clouds, which ...