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…
Category: Aerosols
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…
Claim: Air pollution may have masked mid-20th Century sea ice loss
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…
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…
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