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Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds

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pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, November 9, 2015 at 4:35:02 PM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds
>> > http://phys.org/news/2015-11-warmer-world-hazier.html
>> 
>> 
>> > Aerosols, tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the
>> > atmosphere, impact the environment by affecting air quality and alter
>> > the Earth's radiative balance by either scattering or absorbing
>> > sunlight to varying degrees. What impact does climate change, induced
>> > by greenhouse gases (GHGs), have on the aerosol "burden"--the total
>> > mass of aerosols in a vertical column of air?
>> >
>> > Past research done on climate models has found inconsistent results:
>> > Depending on the model, climate change was associated with an
>> > increase or decrease in aerosol burden. But a new study using the
>> > newest and state-of-the-art computer models, published today in
>> > Nature Climate Change, shows that under climate change associated
>> > with GHG-induced warming most aerosol species will register a robust
>> > increase, with implications for future air quality.
>> >
>> > "Our work on the models shows that nearly all aerosol species will
>> > increase under GHG-induced climate change," said climatologist Robert
>> > J. Allen, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth Sciences
>> > at the University of California, Riverside and the lead author of the
>> > research paper. "This includes natural aerosols, like dust and sea
>> > salt, and also anthropogenic aerosols, like sulfate, black carbon and
>> > primary organic matter. Stricter reductions in aerosol emissions will
>> > be necessary for attaining a desired level of air quality through the
>> > 21st century."
>> >
>> > Allen explained that an increase in GHGs will not only warm the
>> > planet, but also affect climate in many different ways. For example,
>> > GHGs will lead to changes in the hydrological cycle and large-scale
>> > atmospheric circulation. These changes, in turn, will affect air
>> > quality and the distribution of aerosols--irrespective of changes in
>> > aerosol emissions.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> Sounds like bad news for amateur astronomers..

All visual astonomers.

On the other hand, it is a good excuse for money for yet another
space telescope.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 18:34 -0600
  Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-10 01:22 +0000
  Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 17:39 -0800
    Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-10 02:20 +0000
  Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-11-09 20:57 -0600

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