They will now be able to track the effect of atmospheric dust, which has a little-understood but potentially far-reaching effect on everything from Florida's weather to the health of its coral reefs.

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From a simple engineering perspective, the more wind turbines are placed around the globe, the more energy can be extracted, with no particular effect on the overall energy of the atmospheric flow.

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The effect of diminishing sea ice isn't limited to increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.

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The warming effect is similar to that predicted from an elevation of the atmospheric CO2 concentration to 720 ppm.

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Temperature increases were found to increase the chances of people developing severe headaches, and low atmospheric pressure, which usually causes cloudy, stormy weather, can have a smaller effect.

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Improved atmospheric modeling under Titan will help researchers better understand future air quality as well as the effect of particles suspended in the air.

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The WMO data, meanwhile, confirms that atmospheric concentrations of the three gases principally responsible for the man-made component of the greenhouse effect - carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide - all rose during 2009.

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