Powerful polar vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...
Is anyone deliberately tampering with our atmosphere? If so, this crew is watching
Why these scientists keep a close eye on the air way up there and will solar geoengineering help stop climate change? NOAA wants to know.
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Skydive from the Stratosphere
On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger stood at the edge of his balloon's gondola, 19 and a half miles above the Earth's surface, and leapt out into the near vacuum of the stratosphere. Almost 14 ...
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What are the 5 layers of Earth’s atmosphere? Understanding their properties can be useful for everyday life
Scientists have always been curious about the atmosphere surrounding us, but in the past, they could not just hop on a spaceship to see what was up there. Instead, scientists hiked up high ...
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ENSO and the stratosphere
Emerging evidence suggests that its signature is not limited to the lower layers of the atmosphere. The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer extending from 10 km to about 50 km in altitude above ...