The atmosphere is getting better at cleaning itself – but that’s not all good news
- Written by Hinrich Schaefer, Research Scientist Trace Gases, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Baring Head station, overlooking Cook Strait, is one of the places where air samples are collected to track greenhouse gases.Author provided, CC BY-SAImagine for a moment the atmosphere is a kitchen sink. Wildfires, industry emissions, plants and microbes dump their grimy dishes into it in the form of noxious and planet-heating gases.
The only...





