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African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect
Smoke from African agricultural fires brightens clouds over the southeast Atlantic—but new research from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science shows that the same weather pattern…
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Smoke from African agricultural fires is making clouds over the southeast Atlantic appear brighter, according to new findings. Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science discovered that the weather pattern transporting the smoke also thins the clouds and cuts overall cloud cover.
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