Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Do Dust Particles Curb Climate Change?

Every cloud is different from the next. It is therefore important to study the types of cloud systems in which aerosols have the greatest influence. (Credit: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology / Stevens)

From Science Daily:

Science Daily (Oct. 7, 2009) — A knowledge gap exists in the area of climate research: for decades, scientists have been asking themselves whether, and to what extent man-made aerosols, that is, dust particles suspended in the atmosphere, enlarge the cloud cover and thus curb climate warming. Research has made little or no progress on this issue.

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