Category Archives: carbon soot

Extremely Black Carbon

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Of late there has been a lot written about the effect of “black carbon”, a.k.a. “soot”, and also “brown carbon”, a.k.a. wood and dung smoke, on the climate. Me, I think it’s worthwhile controlling black … Continue reading →

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One side effect of a warmer Arctic, it will be cleaner due to black carbon scavenging

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

No polar bears and Arctic foxes  aren’t scavenging carbon, but more moisture during summer months will. Arctic air may become cleaner as temperatures rise The air in the Arctic is cleaner during summer than during winter. Previous studies have shown … Continue reading →

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Aircraft measurements show surprisingly high levels of black carbon particles in the global atmosphere – Asia blamed

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

From NCAR/UCAR: First global portrait of greenhouse gases emerges from pole-to-pole flights BOULDER—A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has successfully produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases and particles in the atmosphere, scientists announced … Continue reading →

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Soot easier to control than CO2 – may help Arctic ice

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

From the American Chemical Society something I’ve always wondered about, that soot plays a major role in the Arctic. Controlling soot though, has to start outside of the United States, because soot emissions are already highly regulated by the EPA. … Continue reading →

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Greenland Ground Zero for Global Soot Warming

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

People send me stuff. In my email this past week I got a cover photo of the June 2010 issue of National Geographic along with this message from Al in Georgia: I was at the Doctor’s office and picked up … Continue reading →

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Oh, soot!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Also, see below the “Continue reading” line for an impressive scientific visualization video of black carbon being transported around the globe. University of Iowa News Release July 27, 2010 UI researcher finds black carbon implicated in global warming Increasing the … Continue reading →

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Caveats Regarding Dr. Phil Jones’ Phenological Arguments for Global Warming

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany The latest Science magazine has an extended interview with Dr. Phil Jones. In this post, I’ll keep away from issues related to Climategate, whether this was a softball interview (given that, for example, there … Continue reading →

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LBNL on Himalayas: “greenhouse gases alone are not nearly enough to be responsible for the snow melt”

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, and announcement that comes at a very inconvenient time for IPCC and Pachauri while their “Glaciergate” issue rages. Aerosols and black carbon are tagged as the major drivers. And no mention of disappearance by 2035. … Continue reading →

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