Sweden safest country in world, according to 2017 Social Progress Index
Sweden tops the list when it comes to personal safety, according to the 2017 Social Progress Index, published 20 Jun 2017. The index aims to move “beyond GDP” as a measure of a country’s success, and focuses instead on the “social and environmental elements of the performance of countries”. In the area of environmental quality, Sweden is global number two, …
Is sea spray losing its sparkle?
Atmospheric aerosols are tiny particles that scatter and absorb sunlight but also influence climate indirectly through their role in cloud formation. One of the largest sources of aerosols is sea spray which is produced over the world’s oceans. Understanding how these particles take up water from the atmosphere, their so-called hygroscopicity, is important because it determines how much sunlight they …
ACES researcher received award for excellence in aerosol science
Post-doctoral researcher Jenni Kontkanen received the Finnish Association for Aerosol Research (FAAR) Award during the 20th International Conference for Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols (ICNAA) in Helsinki, Finland, for her outstanding work in atmospheric nucleation research. “I am happy to receive the award, and I want to thank my Ph.D thesis supervisors Prof. Markku Kulmala and Prof. Veli-Matti Kerminen and other …
