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Watch the New York City Skyline Go Full Mad Max in This Wild Time Lapse
A jaw-dropping time lapse from the National Weather Service showed how New York City’s air turned a shocking hazy orange in just a matter of hours on Wednesday as parts of the state grappled with the smoke from wildfires burning across Canada.
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Rockets Present a Potential New Threat to the Ozone Layer
The rapidly rising number of space launches could pose a new threat to Earth’s critical ozone layer, according to a growing body of scientific research.
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The Ozone Layer Is on Track for a Total Recovery
When it comes to the health of our environment, it can often feel like everything is falling apart. But a recent assessment from the United Nations environment program offers a rare bit of relief: The ozone layer is on track for a full recovery by 2066. The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to protect our…
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NASA Cancels Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Due to Cost Overruns
Citing cost overruns, NASA has made the decision to terminate the GeoCarb mission, a satellite that would’ve measured greenhouse gas emissions above the Americas. The space agency will now consider newer, alternative ways of monitoring climate-impacting pollution.