When ships burn fossil fuels, they release airborne particles containing various naturally occurring chemicals, including sulphur. These particles are known to modify certain types of clouds, which ...

If you have a habit of perusing satellite imagery of the world’s oceans—and who doesn’t, really?—you might get lucky and spot long, thin clouds, like white slashes across the sea. In some regions, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories are studying ship tracks — clouds that reflect sunlight and are formed by moving ships, similar to contrails from planes — to help ...

Global shipping rules that quietly cleaned up one of the world’s dirtiest fuels are now reshaping the clouds that hang over ...

SAN FRANCISCO - New satellite studies analyzing the impact on clouds from oceangoing ships suggest that airborne particles from pollution or other causes can have a drying effect on some clouds and a ...

A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC’s Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team’s data ...

Tiny particles known as aerosols provide the surfaces on which the droplets of water in clouds form. By burning fossil fuels, humans have drastically increased the amount of aerosol in the atmosphere.

For the past few decades, the entire planet has been conducting an experiment that could save us from climate change disaster. It’s the kind of experiment that would never be allowed to happen under ...

A new study used satellite data from 2003 -- 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team's data revealed significant changes in sulfur pollution ...