Pollution stifles wind, squelches rain
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:00
in Earth & Climate
Like a high stakes match of rock-paper-scissors, summertime pollution trumps both wind and precipitation in the valley air near Mt. Hua. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that human-caused air pollution suppresses up to 40% of the precipitation over Mt. Hua during one month in the summer.