stratosphere

Why Turbulence Is Getting Worse

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 12:51

Singapore Airlines made international news earlier this month when severe turbulence left one person dead and more than 30 injured.

Turbulence, atmospheric convection, john a knox, wind, mark c prosser, soo hyun kim, aeronautics

Scientists Suggest Dehydrating a Layer of Earth's Atmosphere to Fight Global Warming

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 16:00

Gizmodo : Environment

A new climate intervention strategy aims to decrease the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere by injecting it with ice-forming nuclei. The idea is that, by reducing the water content, more heat in the form of infrared radiation would leak out into space.

atmosphere, runaway greenhouse effect, water, atmosphere of earth, stratosphere, cloud physics, atmospheric thermodynamics

Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth's Upper Atmosphere

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 13:55

Gizmodo : Environment

Around 11 miles above Earth’s surface, leftover bits from rockets and spacecraft are lingering in our planet’s atmosphere that could potentially have a lasting effect on the climate.

atmosphere, Space Exploration, Environment, astronautics, ozone, ozone layer, atmosphere of earth

Balloons detect mysterious sounds in the stratosphere below the human hearing limit. Scientists can't explain.

Fri, 05/12/2023 - 21:53

Tech Insider

view above a cloudy earth with a blue horizon against the blackness of space and the sun glaring in the upper right — A view from 13 miles above Earth, from one of Sandia National Laboratories’ solar-powered hot air balloons.
Courtesy of Guide Star Engineering LLC

Science, News, Balloons, stratosphere, sound, Mystery

US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 18:02