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Scientists Part the Clouds on How Droplets Form

By Guest PostJune 18, 2016Environment, Scienceaerosol particles, berkeley lab, catalyst, christopher ruehl, climate models, cloud droplet formation, clouds, how droplets form, kevin wilson

Berkeley Lab researchers find new mechanism to explain the birth of cloud droplets, could influence climate models

There is enough known about cloud formation that replicating its mechanism has become a staple of the school science project scene. But a new study by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) reveals that much more is going on at the microscopic level of cloud formation than previously thought. (more…)

Yale study: Forest emissions, wildfires explain why ancient Earth was so hot

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 2014Environment704 node cluster, aerosol particles, ancient atmospheric level, ancient earth, arabian peninsula, carbon dioxide, climate scientists, co2 concentration, co2 emission, earth, earth system model, forest emissions, hot, methane, model e2, nadine unger, omega supercomputer, ozone, pliocene, pre industrial climate, radiation balance, volatile organic compound, wildfires, yale study, yale university

The release of volatile organic compounds from Earth’s forests and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago had a far greater impact on global warming than ancient atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a new Yale study finds.

The research provides evidence that dynamic atmospheric chemistry played an important role in past warm climates, underscoring the complexity of climate change and the relevance of natural components, according to the authors. They do not address or dispute the significant role in climate change of human-generated CO2 emissions. (more…)

Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding UMD-Led Study Shows

By Guest PostNovember 14, 2011Environmentaerosol particles, aerosol pollution, air pollution, cloud development, cloud drops, public health, solar radiation

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, snowfall and the intensity of severe storms in wet regions or seasons, says a new study by a University of Maryland-led team of researchers. (more…)

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Scientists Part the Clouds on How Droplets Form

Yale study: Forest emissions, wildfires explain why ancient Earth was so hot

Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding UMD-Led Study Shows