2023-03-21

Measurements reveal the impact of air pollution on climate and health in southern Asia

Researchers from Stockholm University are involved in the operation of two strategically placed measurement stations in the Maldives and Bangladesh, which capture air pollutants that affect people’s health and the climate. These pollutants come from diverse sources across the Indian subcontinent, which the research is seeking to pinpoint.

Measurements reveal the impact of air pollution on climate and health in southern Asia - Read the full article

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2023-03-03

Ilona Riipinen receives the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics

Ilona Riipinen, Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Co-Director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, has been awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics 2023 “for her pioneering research on atmospheric aerosol particles and their impact on clouds, climate, and human health.”

Ilona Riipinen receives the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics - Read the full article

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2023-01-13

Department of Meteorology

Two Swedish Research Council grants awarded to MISU scientists for atmospheric research

Professor Michael Tjernström and Associate professor Thorsten Mauritsen have each been awarded research grants from the Swedish Research Council for Meteorology and Atmospheric research.

Two Swedish Research Council grants awarded to MISU scientists for atmospheric research - Read the full article

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2022-12-23

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades

Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 per cent. The tipping risk increases even if in the longer term the global temperature stabilizes within the Paris range. This is the result of a new risk analysis by researchers at Stockholm university published in Nature Climate Change.

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades - Read the full article

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2022-12-21

Tarfala Research Station

New master student grant at Tarfala Research Station, TRS

Master students are welcome to apply to cover field work cost at TRS for a master thesis.

New master student grant at Tarfala Research Station, TRS - Read the full article

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2022-11-24

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average

The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study by researchers at Stockholm University published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, leading to worse heat waves and an increased risk of fires.

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average - Read the full article

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2022-11-14

Satellite MATS takes its first image of the upper atmosphere

On November 9th, it was time for MATS to take the first images of the atmosphere. At 10:32 CET, MATS was approaching Esrange Space Center – a centre for space activities and satellite communication located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. At that moment, the control center, operated by OHB Sweden that built the MATS satellite platform, came in contact with the satellite via the tracking antenna at Esrange.

Satellite MATS takes its first image of the upper atmosphere - Read the full article

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2022-11-04

Department of Meteorology

Swedish research satellite to be launched into space from New Zealand

MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) is a Swedish research satellite designed for studying atmospheric waves. MATS will be launched into orbit on 4 November from the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Swedish research satellite to be launched into space from New Zealand - Read the full article

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2022-10-19

Department of Meteorology

Launch of the MATS satellite

The new Swedish research satellite MATS will be launched by RocketLab from the space port in Mahia, New Zealand. After several years of development and delays, lastly due to a cancelled Russian launch, the MATS satellite will finally get into orbit and start collecting data.

Launch of the MATS satellite - Read the full article

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2022-10-14

From Trees to Clouds: towards understanding the role of forests in climate change

Plants are known to not only remove CO2 from the atmosphere but to also emit thousands of compounds, known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), whose role in climate change has largely been “overlooked.” Now, researchers from Stockholm University will launch a new research project into the role of VOC emissions in climate change.

From Trees to Clouds: towards understanding the role of forests in climate change - Read the full article

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2022-10-04

Department of Geological Sciences

Large local effect but small global climate impact of Nord Stream

The leakage of methane gas from the Nord Stream pipelines has a large local effect on ocean chemistry, but the global climate impact is likely to be small. This according to geochemist Volker Brüchert at Stockholm University.

Large local effect but small global climate impact of Nord Stream - Read the full article

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2022-09-20

Department of Meteorology

Onboard atmospheric measurements aid understanding of rapid warming in the Arctic

Researchers in the ACAS project have developed an atmospheric observatory onboard the icebreaker Oden, for studying changes in clouds and interactions between the surface and the atmosphere.

Onboard atmospheric measurements aid understanding of rapid warming in the Arctic - Read the full article

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2022-09-20

Department of Meteorology

Several crucial climate tipping points may be passed at 1.5°C of global warming

Several crucial tipping points in the Earth's climate system may be passed if the global average temperature rise goes above 1.5°C. A new study published in the journal Science shows that the goal to limit warming to below 2°C is not enough to avoid dangerous changes in climate.

Several crucial climate tipping points may be passed at 1.5°C of global warming - Read the full article

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2022-08-18

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Electra on major expedition to map Baltic Sea methane

Stockholm University's research vessel Electra sets off today across the Baltic Sea for a major multidisciplinary expedition off the Finnish coast. Through extensive sampling of sediment, water and air, researchers at the new CoastClim centre will map how much methane from the seabed is reaching the atmosphere and affecting the climate.

Electra on major expedition to map Baltic Sea methane - Read the full article

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2022-06-16

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

CoastClim partnership signed at the Askö Laboratory anniversary in presence of the Crown Princess

An anniversary is of course about looking back, but just as much about looking forward, stated Stockholm University President Astrid Söderberg Widding at the recent 60th anniversary of the Askö Laboratory. One important composition of the future Baltic Sea science is the foundation of the CoastClim centre, that binds together both climate and marine research and the universities of Stockholm and Helsinki.

CoastClim partnership signed at the Askö Laboratory anniversary in presence of the Crown Princess - Read the full article

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2022-05-19

Department of Meteorology

When three’s not a crowd: vapour cocktail drives new particle formation in the upper troposphere

Newly-formed particles are important for cloud formation and are persistently observed over almost all regions of Earth’s upper troposphere. However, the vapours and mechanisms that drive the formation of these particles are not understood. Now, a new study by an international team of researchers, including scientists from MISU, published in Nature presents a new mechanism via an unexpected synergy between nitric acid-, sulfuric acid- and ammonia vapours for extremely rapid particle formation and growth that may be an important source of new particles in the upper troposphere. The new findings can inform pollution policies and improve future climate predictions.

When three’s not a crowd: vapour cocktail drives new particle formation in the upper troposphere - Read the full article

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2022-04-07

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Big grant to a Baltic Sea Fellow

One of our Baltic Sea Fellows, Wei-Li Hong from the Department of Geological Sciences, today got a prestigious award from the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant. We are very proud, says Christoph Humborg, scientific leader at the Baltic Sea Centre and coordinator of the Baltic Fellows interdisciplinary network of young Baltic Sea researchers.

Big grant to a Baltic Sea Fellow - Read the full article

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2022-03-09

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

View the Askö inlet live streamed from our web camera

The sea outside of the Askö laboratory is live streamed from a web camera on our weather station. See what the sea looks like right now - Are the waves beating or is the sea calm? Is the sun shining or is the night sky reflected in the sea? Maybe you will see a white tailed eagle fly by or detect some of the birds that are breeding on the islands.

View the Askö inlet live streamed from our web camera - Read the full article

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