'Warming hole' delayed climate change over eastern United States
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 15:20
in Earth & Climate
Climate scientists have discovered that particulate pollution in the late 20th century created a "warming hole" over the eastern United States -- that is, a cold patch where the effects of global warming were temporarily obscured. The findings have implications for industrial nations (like China) that have not yet tightened air quality regulations.
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