je.st
news
Did the Clean Air Act unleash Atlantic hurricanes?
2013-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Emerging research theorizes the decline of polluting sulfur-based particles in the atmosphere, which block sunlight and cool the Earth beneath, have allowed Atlantic hurricane activity to increase in recent decades. Could it be our efforts to clean the air have, paradoxically, made it more stormy? One of the great success stories of U.S. environmental policy is the implementation of the Clean Air Act, and the subsequent dramatic decreases in atmospheric pollutants. Concentrations of sulfur...
Tags: air
act
clean
atlantic
Category:Electronics and Electrical