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Atmospheric Quotes

On mood, place, and the science of the air above.

These atmospheric quotes cover two very different meanings: creative mood, as in music that's "atmospheric and quirky," and literal atmospheric science, including the CO2 concentration tied to China's industrialization. See also Better quotes on improvement.

If the world gets a lot hotter in a hurry and the primary aim is to cool it down, then the current plan of carbon mitigation will almost certainly not be effective. It'll be too little, too late, and too...

Quotes by Stephen J. Dubner

Putting aside for the moment the question of whether human industrial CO2 emissions are having an effect on climate, it is quite clear that they are raising atmospheric CO2 levels. As a result, they are having a strong and markedly...

Quotes by Robert Zubrin

Stars appear as pin-points of light. They don't twinkle there as they do when we see them from earth because the atmospheric blanket is not there.

Quotes by Rakesh Sharma

If I wanted to make big, bombastic, distorted, echo-y, trippy music, the atmospheric stuff, a studio is nice. But it's nice to know that it's not necessary.

Quotes by Phil Elverum

Aim Quotes

Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it.

Quotes by Matthew Lesko

One of the very rewarding aspects of my work has been the interaction with a superb group of colleagues and friends in the atmospheric sciences community.

Quotes by Mario J. Molina

Laboratory experiments, field observations and atmospheric modeling calculations have now established that chemical reactions occurring on PSC particles play a central role in polar ozone depletion.

Quotes by Mario J. Molina

I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.

Quotes by Joseph Kanon

The industrialization of China alone would increase by 90 percent the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere and would at least increase the atmospheric CO2 by at least another 100 parts per million.

Quotes by John Olver

Alone Quotes

The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.

Quotes by John Hanning Speke

Coal is responsible for as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as other fossil fuels combined and it still has far greater reserves. We must stop using it.

Quotes by James Hansen

The prevailing ideology of the modern west - which is political economy - is in the doghouse. Having failed to notice atmospheric pollution, the economists then frightened themselves with the sort of financial crisis they said they had abolished.

Quotes by James Buchan

On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt to be on the set. It felt just a little uneasy, the atmosphere that we were trying to capture.

Quotes by Christopher Eccleston

Titan is the one place in our solar system whose geographical and atmospheric diversity and complexity are rivaled only by the Earth's. It's very Earth-like, but it's also very different, which means we have a lot to learn as well...

Quotes by Carolyn Porco

Back Quotes

I drove an electric car for seven years because of its advanced technology, not because I have any concerns about energy resources. I have none at all. And when environmentalists say that global warming is dangerous, unprecedented and that we'll...

Quotes by Burt Rutan

You can absolutely drive through an atmospheric bomb test and not be affected.

Quotes by Annie Jacobsen

Whereas people increasingly get their news from the Internet, magazines have a different atmospheric to them. A magazine is something you sit down and relax with.

Quotes by Andrew Neil

Astronomers are obsessed with building larger and larger telescopes. There are two promises that we make with bigger telescopes: that they can see fainter things and that they see more detail. But it's been really hard to follow through on...

Quotes by Andrea M. Ghez

We don't need a War on Carbon. We need a new prosperity that can be shared by all while still respecting a multitude of real ecological limits - not just atmospheric gas concentrations, but topsoil depth, water supplies, toxic chemical...

Quotes by Alex Steffen

Better Quotes

Pluto has strong atmospheric cycles: it snows on the surface; the snows sublimate and go back into the atmosphere each 248 year orbit.

Quotes by Alan Stern

Frequently Asked Questions

What two meanings of atmospheric appear in this collection?
The quotes use "atmospheric" in two distinct senses: as a description of creative mood, such as quirky, melodic music, and as a scientific term referring to the composition of the Earth's atmosphere, including CO2 levels.
Why do people search for atmospheric quotes?
People search for atmospheric quotes when discussing mood in music, writing, or place, or, separately, when referencing atmospheric science and climate-related concentration levels.
Is there a quote about music or creative mood?
Yes, one describes enjoying "atmospheric and quirky" musical styles alongside melodic work, noting they try not to work on more than two or three projects like that at once.
Does any quote address climate or emissions?
Yes, one states that industrializing China alone would increase atmospheric CO2 concentration "by at least another 100 parts per million," a specific, factual reference to atmospheric science.
Is there a quote about places connected to writers?
Yes, one argues that most writers' houses are disappointing, and that the real places they wrote about are "much more atmospheric and interesting" than where they actually lived. See also Aim quotes.

One quote also notes that the real-life places writers wrote about are often more atmospheric than their houses, a reminder that setting shapes mood. For related themes, see Back quotes.