From the American Geophysical Union: WASHINGTON, DC — Humans may have been altering Arctic sea ice longer than previously thought, according to researchers studying the effects of air pollution on…
Category: Aerosols
Scientists claim wood fired pizza is bad, saying baking it is 'damaging to the urban environment'
From the ‘those are fighting words’ department and the UNIVERSITY OF SURREY. Just wait until they get a load of the “coal fired pizza” in Texas. The pizza slice that comes…
Aerosols strengthen storm clouds, according to new study
From the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN An abundance of aerosol particles in the atmosphere can increase the lifespans of large storm clouds by delaying rainfall, making the clouds grow…
CERN's CLOUD experiment results suggests industrial revolution reduced cloud cover, cosmic rays have an impact too
From CERN Our planet’s pre-industrial climate may have been cloudier than presently thought, shows CERN’s CLOUD experiment in two papers published in Nature. CERN experiment points to a cloudier pre-industrial…
Another geoengineering scheme plans to use planes and ships to cool the planet
From the UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, and the unexpected consequence of Geoengineering Department, comes this thesis from a grad student: Atmospheric aerosols can significantly cool down climate It is possible…
Particulates, Aerosols, And Climate: The More Important Story
Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball [1] The article “US Senate Considering Albedo Modification Geoengineering Proposal” appeared as I finished this article. It commented on the plan to introduce particles into…
#AGU15 Accidental Geoengineering? Airline traffic may help create an icy haze that’s brightening U.S. skies
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA —The data just didn’t seem to make sense. That’s often the story right before scientists make a leap in understanding. In this case, scientists had some evidence…
Claim: A warmer world will be a hazier one
From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE and the Department of Modeled Inconsistent Results comes this unlikely claim: that there will be more of an aerosol load with global warming. Right…
Claim: NASA simulation indicates ancient flood volcanoes could have altered climate
From NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER and the “maybe they should have checked with Willis first” department comes this modeling claim: In June, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines exploded, blasting…
Another unknown climate feedback – plankton blooms create brighter clouds
Marine plankton brighten clouds over Southern Ocean From the NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER New research using NASA satellite data and ocean biology models suggests tiny organisms in vast stretches of…
Scientists Link Earlier Melting Of Snow To Dark Aerosols
From NASA Goddard: Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists…
Another excuse for 'the pause' – it's a 'blip' from volcanoes, or something
From the University of Edinburgh: Warming slow-down not the end of climate change, study shows A slow-down in global warming is not a sign that climate change is ending, but…
No surprise here: Jet contrails affect surface temperatures
From Penn State High in the sky where the cirrus ice crystal clouds form, jet contrails draw their crisscross patterns. Now researchers have found that these elevated ice cloud trails…
The Role of Sulfur Dioxide Aerosols in Climate Change
Guest essay by Buel Henry In 2007, the Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Albert Gore and the IPCC for their work in promoting the theory that global warming…
Claim: Did volcanic induced climate change wipe out Neanderthals 40,000 years ago?
From the Geological Society of America: Boulder, Colo., USA – The Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) eruption in Italy 40,000 years ago was one of the largest volcanic cataclysms in Europe and…
UI researchers link smoke from fires to tornado intensity
Can smoke from fires intensify tornadoes? Study finds smoke from Central America intensified 2011 tornadoes “Yes,” say University of Iowa researchers, who examined the effects of smoke–resulting from spring agricultural…
Cool high speed video: Rainfall can release aerosols, study finds
High-speed imaging captures raindrops releasing clouds of aerosols on impact, showing once again that we just don’t know all the sources for aerosols and other climate forcings. From the Massachusetts…
Has Increased Sunshine Caused UK Warming In The Late 20th Century?
By Paul Homewood The sharp rise in UK temperatures, which effectively began in the 1980’s, is widely known about, but, (and I may be wrong here), has never been satisfactorily…
Satellite captures massive smoke and haze over china
China seems to be ground zero for air pollution these days. From NASA: Smoke and haze hang over a large portion of eastern China in this image captured by the…
'Superglue' for the atmosphere
From Goethe University Frankfurt A research group lead by scientists at the Goethe University Frankfurt discover details on how clouds form This news release is available in German. It has…
Climate bozos keep popping up all over
Climate Alarmism: When Is This Bozo Going Down? By Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger Climate alarmism is like one of those pop-up Bozos. No matter how many…
Smoke from Russian Fires Over Arctic Sea
From NASA: (satellite image follows) one wonders what this will do to the albedo of sea ice. Numerous wildfires have dotted the Russian landscape this past summer fire season. Although…
Microbes, rain, and climate
From the American Chemical Society Dust — and the microbes hitching rides on it — influences rain, climate SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2014 — Dusty air blowing across the Pacific…
Study: Large volcanic eruptions cause drought in eastern China
Via AGU, and the “science is settled” department, once again we learn things we didn’t know about climate. In most cases, the annual East Asian Monsoon brings heavy rains and…
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