The fact that natural disasters are not increasing and not killing more people – due to climate change or any other fanciful cause has once more been firmly entered into the peer-reviewed literature in a new paper appearing in the journal Environmental Hazards.
Our industrialized society releases many and various pollutants into the world. Combustion in particular produces aerosol mass including black carbon. Although this only accounts for a few percent of aerosol particles, black carbon is especially problematic due to its ability to absorb heat and impede the heat reflection capabilities of surfaces such as snow. So, it’s essential to know how black carbon interacts with sunlight. Researchers have quantified the refractive index of black carbon to the most accurate degree yet which might impact climate models.
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