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A study reveals that a decrease in air pollution causes an increase in global warming

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Scientists have discovered a great paradox in nature – clean air drives global warming, while pollution keeps our planet cool. An international team of researchers determined that current pollution levels are 30 percent lower than in 2000, but global warming from carbon dioxide emissions has increased by up to 50 percent. Polluting particles, such as sulfates or nitrates, are known for their reflective properties and are commonly found in exhaust. The team, in a desperate move, proposes to use aerosols again, but uses a controversial type of geoengineering to do so. This method, called solar engineering, requires the release of sulfate particles into the stratosphere which in turn will cause reflective haze to appear around the world, reports Science.org. The study, led by the University of Leipzig, provides good news for human health – these particles are linked to millions of deaths each year – but is bleak for the future of humanity. Scroll down for the video While pollution has

Reducing air pollution has INCREASed global warming, research reveals

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The big paradox: Reducing air pollution has INCREASED global warming because clean air does not contain aerosol particles that reflect sunlight and cool the Earth Pollution levels today are 30 percent lower than in 2000 However, this has led to increased warming from carbon emissions Scientists find there is less fog in the atmosphere to block out solar radiation They suggest using solar engineering to launch aerosol particles into the atmosphere in an effort to combat climate change By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 4:56 p.m. EDT, 22 July 2022 | Updated: 5:51 p.m. EDT, 22 July 2022 Scientists have discovered a great paradox in nature – clean air increases global warming, while pollution keeps our planet cool. An international team of researchers determined current pollution levels are 30 percent lower than in 2000, but warming from carbon dioxide emissions has increased by up to 50 percent. Polluting pa

Air samples from the Arctic region show how fast the Earth is warming

While climate change is taking effect everywhere on Earth, the Arctic Circle is feeling its effects primarily, in the form of melting glaciers, melting ice sheets, and decreasing sea ice. Key players in climate change include clouds covering the Earth’s surface and microscopic aerosols in the air called ice core particles that seed the formation of ice in these clouds. This dance of ice cores, cloud cover and heat all play a major role in climate. But the all-important ice-forming aerosols, which can be mineral dust, microbes, or ocean spray, are rarely studied in the Arctic – where they need to be studied most – because little is known about their effects there, and not many scientists venture further north. . However, Colorado State University scientists did. In 2019, an intrepid team including atmospheric research scientist Jessie Creamean boarded a ship, sailed north, collected thousands of samples of air, seawater, sea ice, snow, and meltwater, and brought home the physical evi