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Cleaner Air, Sunshine & Temperatures
« on: June 27, 2025, 06:06:56 am »
Cleaner Air, Sunshine & Temperatures
June 27, 2025
 
By Paul Homewood
 

Spring this year was by far the sunniest on record in the UK. Given that last year was one of the least sunniest, we need to accept that natural variability plays the major role in all of this,

But question marks remain about the longer term trends, which are clearly increasing.

Which brings us to the question of aerosols and air pollution.

There is absolutely no question that aerosols reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the surface or that they act as cloud condensation nuclei. This is what the Met Office say:


However, human activities are also responsible for increasing the atmospheric concentrations of microscopic particles, such as sulphate from industrial sulphur dioxide emissions; smoke from burning of agricultural waste, and pollution particles from traffic emissions.

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/cleaner-air-sunshine-temperatures/
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Re: Cleaner Air, Sunshine & Temperatures
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2025, 06:10:17 am »
It makes perfect sense.  Clouds are made of water droplets which need some form of dirt to form around (hygroscopic nuclei).  Less dirt to form around equals water droplets which equal clearer skies and higher temperatures.
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