atmospheric science
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We Just Learned Something Crazy About The Atmosphere Of Venus
Venus is a blistering hellscape of a planet that melts anything it comes in contact with, right? Not entirely. The data from the European Space Agency’s first mission to Venus is back, and with it comes some fascinating insights into our nearest neighbour’s atmosphere. It turns out, parts of Venus are very, very cold.
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We’ve Never Seen Venus’ Roiling Storms Like This Before
The first images of Venus from its solitary, tardy orbiter are already revealing new secrets about its cloud dynamics. The fourth of the Akatsuki spacecraft’s cameras sent back new details on cloud structure for the planet’s roiling storms that we’ve never seen before.
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The Surprising Way Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Is Still Changing The Climate
The 9.0 Tohoku earthquake damaged thousands of buildings when it ripped through Japan four years ago. Much of that debris is gone now, but the broken buildings had an invisible effect too: The earthquake released thousands of tons of ozone-destroying greenhouse gases into the air.