The burning question of Bonfire Night pollution
Bonfire Night celebrations contaminate our air with hugely elevated amounts of soot, scientists have found.
Environment
Nov 5, 2020
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News tagged with black carbon
Brown carbon 'tarballs' detected in Himalayan atmosphere
Some people refer to the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau as the "third pole" because the region has the largest reserve of glacial snow and ice outside of the north and south poles. The glaciers, which are extremely sensitive to ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2020
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Why lockdown had little to no effect on global temperatures
Countries across the world took unprecedented action in the first few months of 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19. At its peak, one-third of the world's population was in lockdown. Around the world, car travel fell by ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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Dust dampens albedo effect, spurs snowmelt in the heights of the Himalayas
Dust blowing onto high mountains in the western Himalayas is a bigger factor than previously thought in hastening the melting of snow there, researchers show in a study published Oct. 5 in Nature Climate Change.
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2020
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Scientists investigate black carbon effects on climate in the Arctic during winter and spring
As an important light-absorbing aerosol, black carbon (BC) can affect the energy balance of the earth-atmosphere system via direct and indirect radiative forcing. When BC deposits on snow and ice, it can trigger BC-snow/ice ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2020
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China's air pollutant reduction success could make it tougher to control climate change
China's success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect on climate change overall, a new study has found.
Environment
Sep 29, 2020
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Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models
When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot—also known as black carbon—fills the air. Black carbon is an important short-term climate driver because it absorbs solar energy and can affect the formation and composition of ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2020
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Raising livestock: An answer to crop residue burning
Livestock can help Nepal address crop residue burning, which has health and environmental impacts.
Environment
Aug 17, 2020
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Stove, dome, and umbrella effects of atmospheric aerosol in planetary boundary layer
Atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL), also called the atmospheric boundary layer, is the region of the lower troposphere where Earth's surface strongly influences temperature, moisture and wind through the turbulent ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2020
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Rivers help lock carbon from fires into oceans for thousands of years
The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon to oceans—where it can be stored for tens of millennia—is revealed in new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2020
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