News of the Meteorology and Air Quality Group
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The reasons behind the rapid warming of the North Pole
- The North Pole region heats up faster than the rest of the world. Though this is a known fact, climate models underestimate the speed with which the... -
Drought imperils carbon sequestration in European forests
- Forests play a critical part in mitigating climate change due to their ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. However, many European forests... -
Amsterdam: how hot is it in your house?
- Are you living in Amsterdam and suffering from the heat, or are you keeping your cool? We'd like to hear how warm it is at your place and how you're... -
Guido van der Werf appointed as Personal Professor of Landscape Fires and Carbon Cycle
- The Board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Prof. Dr. Guido van der Werf as a personal professor in the Meteorology and Air... -
Long-term measurements show: air quality models need revision
- A fundamental assumption for the scientific prediction of air quality needs to be adjusted. This follows from the analysis of long-term measurements... -
Is the rainforest a sink or a source of CO2?
- Clouds talk to leaves and the leaves talk back. Scientists from Wageningen and Utrecht spent three weeks in the Amazon listening to that conversation.... -
COVID-19 lockdown cuts CO2 emissions throughout Europe and 40% in Amsterdam
- Two recent international studies led by scientists across Europe highlight the importance of human behaviour in the efforts to cut down CO2 emissions.... -
Drought makes heatwaves hotter, but less deadly
- During heatwaves, there is no rain and the soil dries out. This further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. But remarkably, desiccated soils... -
New tower measures CO2 absorption on the Veluwe
- In the Loobos forest near Kootwijk, a huge steel structure was erected to facilitate research on greenhouse gases. It was officially opened last... -
Amazonian river winds unraveled by air pollution observations
- Wide rivers drive key atmospheric processes such as river winds. These river winds can have a significant impact on local and regional chemical...