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Pine Forest Vapor Particles Can Limit Climate Change

Posted by samzenpus on from the can-you-smell-what-ain't-cooking? dept.

Solo-Malee writes "New research suggests a strong link between the powerful smell of pine trees and climate change. Scientists say they've found a mechanism by which these scented vapors turn into aerosols above boreal forests. These particles promote cooling by reflecting sunlight back into space and helping clouds to form."

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  1. Complicated by tsa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The world keeps amazing us because the way it works is ever more complicated than we thought.

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