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Asian pollution is strengthening storms, new study finds

2014-04-15 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Researchers have suggested that pollution from China and other Asian countries is strengthening storms above the Pacific Ocean and influencing weather patterns elsewhere in the northern hemisphere. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal has suggested there is a link between the high levels of pollution that affect many Asian cities and the intensity of Pacific storms. Researchers used a multiscale global aerosol-climate model to observe that...

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Asia pollution drives Pacific storms

2014-04-15 01:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests. Researchers have found that pollutants are strengthening storms above the Pacific Ocean, which feeds into weather systems in other parts of the world. The effect was most pronounced during the winter. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Lead author Yuan Wang, from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

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Winter storms dampen J.B. Hunt Transport earnings growth

2014-04-14 22:56:04| Trucking - Topix.net

Net profits of Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined in the first quarter to $68.664 million, down 6.38% from the same period last year.

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Scattered flooding as storms drench the Southeast

2014-04-07 17:48:14| Energy - Topix.net

The storms began spreading from Mississippi overnight into Alabama and Georgia. The system triggered scattered flash floods in the region, downing trees, causing power outages and snarling rush hour commutes.

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