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Our world is hugged by complex layers of gases that make up the atmosphere. They protect and nurture all life as we know it. Now, we re shrinking an entire one of those layers – the stratosphere – thanks to the profound impacts we are having on
Earth s Stratosphere Is Shrinking Because of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Scientists Say
The Weather Channel 1 hr ago Jan Wesner Childs
Earth s stratosphere - the layer where commercial airlines cruise and the ozone layer lives - is shrinking because of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
The research, published May 5 in the journal Environmental Research Letters, shows that the stratosphere is nearly a quarter of a mile smaller than it was in 1980.
The second layer of our atmosphere, the stratosphere extends from about 6 miles to 30 miles above Earth. It lies on top of the troposphere, which has already been shown to be heating and expanding because of climate change.
Scientific American
Exxon Mobil’s Messaging Shifted Blame for Warming to Consumers
An analysis of the fossil fuel company’s documents also found it tried to downplay the dangers of climate change
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Exxon Mobil Corp. has used language to systematically shift blame for climate change from fossil fuel companies onto consumers, according to a new paper by Harvard University researchers.
The paper, published yesterday in the journal
One Earth, could bolster efforts to hold the oil giant accountable in court for its alleged deception about global warming. This is the first computational assessment of how Exxon Mobil has used language in subtle yet systematic ways to shape the way the public talks about and thinks about climate change, Geoffrey Supran, a research fellow at Harvard and co-author of the paper, said in an interview with E&E News.