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Whats one ecological impact the asain brown cloud could have in the Arctic, and one it could haev in southeast asia.. ?!
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13 years ago
Hey,

The arctic provides the source of many great rivers, with millions of people depending on them for food and water. Asain brown clouds carry large amounts of soot and black carbon which are deposited on the glaciers, allowing them to absorb more of the sun’s heat and melt quicker.

Generally, Asain brown clouds interfere with the environment in a number of ways.

- interfere with the distribution of the energy of the sun between the surface of the planet and the atmosphere. This can influence both the biosphere and the climate in a fundamental way.
- Produce atmospheric solar heating and surface dimming over Asia in general and China and India in particular.
- They mask global warming by reducing surface temperatures by as much as 2 degrees Celsius.
Cities in the southeast asia have all experienced significant dimming as a results of atmospheric brown clouds.
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