Soot's climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere

Soot's climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere

Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth's atmosphere each second, totaling about 5.8 million metric tons a year—posing a climate-warming impact previously estimated at almost one-third that of carbon dioxide.

Soot's climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere - Tech and Science Post

Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth’s atmosphere each second, totaling about 5.8 million metric tons a year—posing a climate-warming impact previously estimated at almost one-third that of carbon dioxide. Now, researchers say the climate-altering properties of these particles can change within just hours of becoming airborne, rather than days as previously assumed. A study led by researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology…