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Besides being a source of air pollution, aerosols ranging from soot to dust can also hamper precipitation and influence the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface on broad scales. In a project sponsored by energy giant BP, Lynn Russell and Kim Prather are beginning to more deeply analyze multiple aerosol datasets that their groups have collected around the world in an effort to provide better input into models and reduce some of the uncertainties associated with how aerosol size and chemistry influence climate change. Visitors to "Feeling the Heat: The Climate Challenge," a new exhibit at Birch Aquarium at Scripps opening May 19, will be able to learn more about the aerosol research going on at Scripps along with other cutting-edge climate work taking place here and elsewhere. "Aerosols can cool the planet and they can warm the planet," Prather said. "We're trying to educate the public that there's more out there than CO2 affecting our climate." |
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Feeling the Heat: The Climate ChallengeGet the facts on the world's hottest topic How will global warming impact your life? Discover the answers through interactive activities for all ages at Birch Aquarium at Scripps's newest exhibit opening Saturday, May 19, 2007. 
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The more accurate scientific data are, the better the game plan to
respond to global warming can be. Now Scripps Institution of
Oceanography researchers are taking one of the least understood
variables of climate — the role of particulate pollution and other
particles in controlling climate — and creating the most
comprehensive analysis of airborne particles to date.
