2006-03-13

Air Pollution Warming the Arctic

NASA Goddard Center
Author: Drew Shindell
Where published: American Geophysical Union, Journal of Geophysical Research
NASA scientists have found that a major form of global air pollution involved in summertime "smog" has also played a significant role in warming the Arctic.
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According to this new research, ozone was responsible for one-third to half of the observed warming trend in the Arctic during winter and spring. Ozone is transported from the industrialized countries in the Northern Hemisphere to the Arctic quite efficiently during these seasons.
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