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Is Pollution Slowing Global Warming?

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Is Pollution Slowing Global Warming?

A new study throws yet another wrench into our understanding of global climate change

By Stuart Fox Posted 07.09.2008 at 12:54 pm 4 Comments

Of Sun and Smog: Photo by Edwin Maolana (CC Licensed)

Wait, now pollution is preventing global warming? That’s the conclusion of a recent study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which says rising temperatures seen in Europe over the last few years result as much from the reduction of air pollution as from the creation of it. The research, which looked at the effects of aerosols on climate, confirms an older concept known as global dimming, and complicates our understanding of how mankind affects the climate.

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