Posts Tagged ‘diesel’
Soot is heating up the planet, experts warn
U. LEEDS (UK) — Soot’s role in global warming may be underestimated, but a major effort in reduction could potentially gain us a few decades of relief. Continue…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:32 - 15 Comments
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2010 11:31 - 0 Comments
Diesels are Beijing’s biggest polluters
CORNELL (US) — The 62-mile, nine-day traffic jam in Beijing’s August heat made international headlines—and an epic amount of air pollution. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 30, 2010 11:26 - 0 Comments
Why black carbon’s in the climate hotseat
U. IOWA (US)—Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulphate in the atmosphere increases climate warming, finds a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 1, 2010 12:07 - 1 Comment
Is black carbon a climate change quick-fix?
U. ILLINOIS (US)—One immediate way to reduce the current levels of global warming—and avert rapid climate change—researchers say, would be to focus on pollutants with short atmospheric lifetimes, like soot, also known as black carbon. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 28, 2009 22:23 - 7 Comments
Freeways: Twelve lanes of toxic pollution
UC IRVINE (US)—Researchers are confirming what most Southern Californians know intuitively: Living by a freeway isn’t a very good idea. Diesel-engine exhaust is largely the reason why. (more…)
