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Contrails may not be so bad for climate after all

Based on the recent article by Andreas Petzold published in Nature Communications (see previous news post) the magazine Science has published an article explaining the consequences of this finding which […]

25.11.2025

Research at Jülich shows that long-lived contrails usually form in natural ice clouds

A recently published article in Nature Communications show that long-lived contrails usually form in natural ice clouds. This work was performed by the IAGOS team at Julich with support from […]

05.11.2025

World Ozone Day

The International Ozone Commission, on the 38th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, underscores the success of the protocol, and stresses the value of continued observations, modeling, and research. The 38th […]

16.09.2025

Observation des Feux Canadien en France – Juin 2025

Chaque été, le Canada est confronté à des méga-feux de forêt, mais ils ont débuté particulièrement tôt cette année. Depuis le mois de mai, plus de 3,2 millions d’hectares de […]

18.06.2025

Valérie Thouret elected as vice-president of the International Ozone Commission

At the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium in Boulder Colorado, Valérie Thouret was elected to serve as vice-president of the International Ozone Commission.

19.07.2024

Philippe Nédélec awarded the Farman prize by the International Ozone Commission

In July, at the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium in Boulder Colorado (https://qos2024.colorado.edu/), Philippe Nédélec was awarded the Farman prize by the International Ozone Commission in recognition of his work in establishing […]

RMI Report on Contrail Management

Recently published, RMI report on contrail management, where IAGOS features prominently: https://rmi.org/insight/understanding-contrail-management-opportunities-challenges-and-insights

12.07.2024

The value of IAGOS in the European Research Landscape

The first evaluation of IAGOS was completed in June 2024. The summary states: “IAGOS is an example of a sustainable and impactful research infrastructure that not only promotes scientific understanding, […]

11.07.2024

Interview with Andreas Petzold

Published online by FZJ, Andreas Petzold is interviewed about aviation and climate. https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/archive/press-release/2024/is-climate-protection-possible-in-aviation

10.07.2024

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