Australian Rainfall Changes Blamed On Northern Hemisphere Pollution
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:57
in Earth & Climate
Australian scientists believe northern hemisphere pollution in Asia, Europe and North America is to blame for southern hemisphere rainfall changes. The new research announced at the international Water in a Changing Climate conference in Melbourne, 24-28 August, used a climate model that includes a treatment of tiny particles, aerosols, and said that the build up of these particles in the northern hemisphere affects their simulation of recent climate change in the southern hemisphere, including rainfall in Australia. read more