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How carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere—and warms Earth below
- May 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Even as temperatures rise on Earth's surface and in the lower atmosphere, the planet's upper atmosphere has cooled dramatically. This paradoxical pattern is a well-known sign of humanity's climate impacts—but until now, the underlying physics has remained a mystery.
Originally published at Phys.org