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NASA study finds a link between man-made fires and drought ...
Jan 11, 2017 ... On top of that, they also contribute soot particles and other aerosols. When too many aerosols are in the air, they actually prevent clouds and ...
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Reduced sulfur emissions from ships actually accelerated warming ...
Aug 13, 2024 ... ... aerosols. Water droplets love to cling onto these aerosols, forming linear clouds known as “ship tracks”. Ever noticed how a cloudy day ...
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New details on the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - Earth ...
Mar 23, 2022 ... ... aerosols when they rose above the Earth's ozone layer and were ... aerosols in catastrophic climate change and cooling,” explained ...
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Scientists: Tropical cyclones will become stronger as temperatures ...
Aug 31, 2016 ... Using model simulations, they provide new calculations of the cancelling effects of aerosols and greenhouse gases on tropical cyclones worldwide ...
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Air pollution hindering China's solar energy potential - Earth.com
Oct 24, 2017 ... ... aerosols in their planning, but it can be an important factor to consider,” said Xiaoyuan (Charles) Li, the study's lead author. The study ...
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Study: Oil sands operations a major source of air pollution - Earth.com
Aug 31, 2016 ... ... aerosols (SOA). The results are published in the May 25 edition of the journal Nature. “The magnitude of the SOA is significantly larger ...
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Haze plays a crucial role in warming of Chinese cities - Earth.com
Aug 31, 2016 ... Smaller aerosol particles that pose public health risks such ... “When people talk about aerosols, particle size matters a lot,” Lee said.
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Tiny air particles play an outsized role in climate change - Earth.com
Nov 15, 2023 ... Aerosols, once airborne, become pivotal in cloud formation. Water molecules adhere to these particles, creating a condensation nucleus. This ...
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Air pollution will increase dramatically in a hotter climate - Earth.com
Mar 1, 2023 ... While on their own, BVOCs are benign, once they react with oxygen, they produce organic aerosols which, when inhaled, can lead to infant ...
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Highly reactive chemicals discovered in the atmosphere - Earth.com
May 29, 2022 ... When aerosols absorb substances, they grow and contribute to cloud formation, which affects Earth's climate as well,” explained study co-author ...
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