Monday, February 21, 2011

NASA - Cleaning the Air Would Limit Short-Term Climate Warming

An assessment report to be released this week by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization shows that reducing emissions of two common air pollutants -- black carbon and gases integral to the production of ground-level ozone -- could slow the rate of climate change markedly over the next half-century.

How is black carbon harmful to the air and where does it come from?

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