Thursday 9 April 2009

Black Carbon Aerosols: another culprit contributing to global warming?


On 4 April 2009 the US National Aeronautics and Space agency (NASA) reported that aerosol particles known as Black Carbon, produced by industrial processes and the combustion of diesel and biofuels, are contributing to the warming of the Arctic which receives wind drift from North America and Europe but has minimal precipitation to flush these fine particles out of the atmosphere.

Full article
Aerosols May Drive a Significant Portion of Arctic Warming.

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