Day: November 12, 2023

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Amazon Deforestation Linked to Long Distance Climate Warming

Deforestation in the Amazon causes land surfaces up to 100 kilometers away to get warmer, according to a new study. The research, by a team of British and Brazilian scientists, led by Dr. Edward Butt at the University of Leeds, suggests that tropical forests play a critical role in cooling the land surface—and that effect […]

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Air Quality Has Been Horrible This Year — and it’s Not Just Because of Wildfire Smoke

Much of the United States has experienced horrible air quality this year due to the Canadian wildfires. It’s not only particles from smoke creating pollution, but new research shows there’s also an invisible pollution problem causing health concerns: Ozone.   When ozone is up in the atmosphere, it filters out the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. When it […]

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