Chinese air pollution crosses Pacific to Western U.S.(EYE ON EARTH)(Brief article)

Publication: World Watch

Publication Date: 01-JUL-07

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Air pollution from China is traveling across the Pacific Ocean and ending up on the West Coast of the United States, according to a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research in March. The particulate pollution, known as black carbon, absorbs sunlight and heats the upper atmosphere, and...

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