All articles tagged with #cooling effect
Originally Published 27 days ago — by Space
Wildfire smoke particles lofted high into the atmosphere can have a cooling effect on Earth's climate, and current climate models may need updating to include these large aerosols that increase outgoing radiation, potentially affecting weather and atmospheric circulation.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by SciTechDaily
Methane not only traps heat in the atmosphere but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside. Methane's absorption of shortwave energy counterintuitively causes a cooling effect and suppresses the increase in precipitation by 60%. This finding emphasizes the need to incorporate all known effects of greenhouse gases into climate models.