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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Unprecedented marine heat waves in the North Atlantic have been driven in part by a recent drop in shipping emissions, leading to a reduction in highly reflective marine clouds that had previously ...

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 ...

Ship engines spew particles that drift into the lower atmosphere, creating linear, reflective clouds called ship tracks, which can cool the ocean. FSU research asks whether the phenomenon could ...

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 ...