The findings highlight a delicate balance and interconnectedness in our atmosphere, underscoring the complexity of climate dynamics.
Category: Aerosols
P.T. Barnum Science: startup ‘Make Sunsets’ is “releasing particles into the atmosphere” to cool the planet
From MIT Technology Review and the EPA’s “We only regulate peasants and industry” department comes this hot mess of climate ego coupled with P.T Barnum style bad science. A startup…
New Study: Modelers Got Aerosols All Wrong…CO2 Climate Sensitivity Likely Another 0.4°C Overstated!
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By P Gosselin on 26. November 2021 Die kalte Sonne reports on a new aerosol study by Liu et al. The results are a major blow to…
Models In Turmoil: Underestimation Of Satellite-Based Cloud-Aerosol Interaction “Hampering Climate Change Projections”
By acting as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), aerosols act as cloud condensation nuclei and thus can alter cloud properties and precipitation. This influences the Earth’s radiation budget and hence climate…
COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures
The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of pollutants in ways that slightly warmed the planet for several months last year, according to new…
UW Researchers Find Wildfire Smoke is More Cooling on Climate Than Computer Models Assume
A study of biomass burning aerosols led by University of Wyoming researchers revealed that smoke from wildfires has more of a cooling effect on the atmosphere than computer models assume.
The natural ‘Himalayan aerosol factory’ can affect climate
“To understand how the climate has changed over the last century we need to know as reliably as possible the natural atmospheric conditions before the industrialization,” says Associate Professor Federico…
Massive Saharan dust plume headed for the Gulf of Mexico, Florida
From WeatherBell Analytics: A mean looking dust plume will meander across the Atlantic during the next 10 days. It will help to keep a damper on any early-season tropical formation…
On 99 year anniversary of huge disruptive solar storm, we are about to enter the deepest period of solar “recession” ever recorded
By Dr. Tony Phillips 99 years ago this week, people around the world woke up to some unusual headlines. “Telegraph Service Prostrated, Comet Not to Blame” — declared the Los…
Jet contrails will likely affect climate by 2050
Climate impact of clouds made from airplane contrails may triple by 2050 From the EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION In the right conditions, airplane contrails can linger in the sky as contrail…
Cooling effect of preindustrial fires on climate underestimated
From Cornell Chronicle By David Nutt | October 1, 2018 Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future This graphic shows the decline of black carbon emissions from fire activity from 1700…
Study: dust guided by meandering jet stream has big impact on Arctic melt
Polar jet circulation changes bring Sahara dust to Arctic, increasing temperatures, melting ice Summary points A new atmospheric mechanism by which dust travels from the Sahara Desert across the eastern…
Increasing aerosols may have induced cooling in China
David L. Hagen writes about a new study: Increasing aerosols, decreasing insolation, decreasing temperature, and decreasing precipitable water over 18 years in China. “Evaluation of Atmospheric Precipitable Water Characteristics and…
Climate scientist: air pollution cleanup may be major driver of global warming
Observations during lunar eclipses show how Earth’s atmosphere has cleared, letting in more sunlight Strange but true: You can learn a lot about Earth’s climate by watching a lunar eclipse.…
Claim: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might think
From the NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and the “wood stove police will soon come knocking” department comes this claim: Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might…
NASA finds something else climate models are missing…. forcing from 'Secondary Organic Aerosols'
A new paper published by NASA by Tsigaridis and Kanakidou suggests that climate models have missed the forcing effects of organic aerosols, such as VOC’s from trees, oceans, and other…
Claim: Scientists accurately model the action of aerosols on clouds
From the “models aren’t the same as reality unless you have a bigger computer” department. Global climate is a tremendously complex phenomenon, and researchers are making painstaking progress, year by…
Study: Interactions between smoke and clouds have unexpected cooling effect
Atomspheric physicists have found that the way wildfire smoke from Africa interacts with clouds over the Atlantic Ocean results in a net cooling effect, which is contrary to previous understanding…
Study: A barrage of viruses and bacteria is falling from the sky
New research may explain why genetically identical viruses are often found in very different environments around the globe. An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere –…
Even the Tiniest Aerosol Particles Can Kick Up a Storm
From the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE A new study suggests that tiny aerosol particles from pollution plumes have a greater influence on stormy weather over pristine regions of…
Importance of Aerosols (Particulates): Another Failure of the IPCC and ‘Modern’ Climate Science
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball I was halfway through the final draft of this article when the study appeared in Natural Geoscience titled “Substantial large-scale feedbacks between natural aerosols and…
Another climate feedback found: ‘cooling effect of natural atmospheric particles is greater during warmer years’
From the University of Leeds and the “settled science” department, comes this new idea that combines measurements with a model. Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles An…
Fantastic visualization of Earth’s atmosphere in 2017
How can you see the atmosphere? By tracking what is carried on the wind. Tiny aerosol particles such as smoke, dust, and sea salt are transported across the globe, making…
Claim: China’s severe winter haze tied to effects of global climate change
From the GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and the “never mind that industrial pollution it’s climate change driving sea ice loss wot dun it” department. Note the bolded section of the…
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