Politics The new space race is causing new pollution problems Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and satellites that a booming space economy will leave behind.
Solutions The surprising way clean energy will help save the snowpack As if we needed another reason to quickly ditch fossil fuels: Cleaner snow melts much more slowly.
Newsletter A nasty wildfire pollutant could worsen climate change Dark brown carbon particles in smoke can absorb light in the atmosphere, adding a heating factor not accounted for in most climate models.
Causes Firelighters ‘hidden culprit’ behind black carbon air pollution, study finds Previously unknown health and climate effects from firelighters exposed by researchers from Ireland, China and India.
Politics Antarctic tourism is up, but experts give it a thumbs down Fuel spills and invasive species could be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impacts of increasing tourism in Antarctica.
Impacts Wildfires are burning away the West’s snow A new study finds wildfires are burning more high elevation areas and dramatically impacting the West’s snowpack as a result.
Politics What is the environmental cost of gas flaring? Russia is believed to have flared large amounts of gas near the Finnish border since July, releasing approximately 9,000 tonnes of CO2 per day. DW looks at the potential climate impact.
