Atmosphere

Super Typhoon Sinlaku generated rare atmospheric gravity waves that reached the mesosphere during its rapid intensification in April 2026. Satellites captured the waves as visible rings in airglow above the storm. The observations provide new data on how powerful cyclones affect higher atmospheric layers.

2. juni 2026 Rapportert av AI

Computer simulations have identified a previously unknown manganese-rich oxide that may have contributed to Earth's Great Oxygenation Event around 2 billion years ago.