Do Dust Particles Curb Climate Change?

A knowledge gap exists in the area of climate research: for decades, scientists have been asking themselves whether, and to what extent man-made aerosols, that is, dust particles suspended in the atmosphere, enlarge the cloud cover and thus curb climate warming. Research has made little or no progress on this issue. Two scientists report that the interaction between aerosols, clouds and precipitation is strongly dependent on factors that have not been adequately researched up to now.

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