Industrial Chemicals Delay Recovery of the Ozone Layer | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Manuel Martin Newswise — Although ozone-depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) or certain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are no longer used in refrigerators and foams, they continue to serve as feedstocks in industrial processes for the production of modern refrigerants and plastics. Until now, these so-called feedstock chemicals have flown under the radar of […]
UAlbany Climate Expert Available to Discuss Strong El Niño Emerging This Year | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (March 26, 2026) — As conditions in the tropical Pacific rapidly shift, strong El Niño conditions are predicted to emerge by this summer. Paul Roundy, professor at the University at Albany’s Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, studies how interactions between the tropical ocean and atmosphere influence global weather, including […]
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Contributes to International Study on Contrail Formation | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (April 14, 2026) — Fangqun Yu, a senior research faculty member at the University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, has been studying the microphysics of contrail formation for more than two decades. Contrails, the thin white streaks often seen trailing behind airplanes, form through a complex process involving the mixing […]
Mike Jensen Receives DOE Distinguished Mentor Award for Workforce Development
[ad_1] Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — Mike Jensen, a meteorologist and interim chair of the Environmental Science and Technologies Department at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, is a recipient of the DOE Distinguished Mentor Award for Workforce Development, a new award program that recognizes outstanding mentors from across DOE’s 17 national […]
Satellite Radar Captures Hidden Dynamics of Arctic Eddies | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — The marginal ice zone marks the boundary between open ocean and sea-ice cover and represents one of the most dynamic environments in polar oceans. Ocean eddies generated near ice edges influence sea-ice transport, mixing processes, and energy exchange between the ocean and atmosphere. These rotating structures can redistribute floating sea ice, modify […]
Why GNSS-R Soil Moisture Retrieval Has Relied on Reference Products—and How a Physics-Based Approach Is Changing That | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — For decades, global soil moisture monitoring from space has depended on reference datasets. Satellite observations, while indispensable, are rarely used alone; instead, their retrieval algorithms are typically calibrated or constrained using external soil moisture products derived from other satellites, models, or reanalysis systems. This practice has helped stabilize retrievals, but it has […]
Can Greener Clothes Flatten Carbon Emissions? New Pathways for China’s Textile Industry | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — As global demand for clothing continues to rise, the textile and apparel industry has become a significant contributor to climate change. In China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, rapid urbanization, income growth, and shifting consumption patterns have driven a surge in apparel demand. Traditional studies often focus on factory-level energy […]
Expert Explains Why Snow Totals Can Vary Wildly for Winter Storms | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Winter Storm Fern swept across a large swath of the southern and eastern United States, delivering not just a wide range of snow accumulation, but also snow types. Experts say one big reason for those differences comes from a meteorological phenomenon — that the same amount of total precipitation can deliver very […]
UAlbany Meteorologists Available to Discuss Major Winter Storm Set to Hit U.S. | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2026) — A major winter storm is expected to bring dangerously low temperatures and heavy snow through the weekend across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the United States, from the southern Plains to the Northeast. The storm is expected to develop on Friday, creating a hazardous mix of heavy snow and […]
Accurately Predicting Arctic Sea Ice in Real Time | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2026 — Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, atmospheric patterns, and extreme weather conditions, even outside the Arctic region. However, climate change has led to its rapid decline, and being able to make real-time predictions of […]