The effects of human-induced global warming were reduced by one third by stratospheric aerosols, according to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The study estimates that human-induced global warming was 0.28 watts per m² of heating for the 2000s. That figure, however, was muted by the 0.1 watts per m² of cooling by stratospheric aerosols.
The aerosols, or small airborne particles, in the stratosphere cool the earth by reflecting the sunlight back into space.
In the 2000s, there was a "definitive increase in stratospheric aerosol," said the NOAA scientists. They can't pinpoint the source exactly, but "likely suspects" include volcanic eruptions and gasoline burning....
Aerosols Slowed Global Warming by 1/3 in 2000s: Study - International Business Times
Huh? I thought global warming was CAUSED by burning hydrocarbons, at least in part. Now, we find it may also be it's own solution?
Check this out from near the end of that article:
"John Holdren, science adviser to President Barack Obama, told the Associated Press in 2009 that extreme techniques like shooting pollution particles into the stratosphere could be deployed if tipping points,..."
So...global warming is caused by pollutants and the cure may be to deliberately shoot more pollutants into the air?
GREAT! We don't have to worry about it any more! The solution to global warming is.....MORE POLLUTION! Whoo Hoo!
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