Friday, September 18, 2026
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Earth's atmosphere is getting less dusty: That could be adding to global warming

Atmospheric desert dust has long swirled around the globe, but a new UCLA study presents the strongest evidence yet that global dust is mysteriously decreasing. Because atmospheric dust has a slight overall cooling effect on the climate, the researchers say its decrease may have contributed modestly...

Earth's atmosphere is getting less dusty: That could be adding to global warming
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Atmospheric desert dust has long swirled around the globe, but a new UCLA study presents the strongest evidence yet that global dust is mysteriously decreasing. Because atmospheric dust has a slight overall cooling effect on the climate, the researchers say its decrease may have contributed modestly to recent climate warming.

Originally published at Phys.org

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