Smoke from Large Fires lets in more Sun, not Less
Posted by Mike Kremer on Jan 30, 2002 at 22:03
(62.188.48.74)I put this on the Science board, because its contrary to what one would expect?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Video cameras aboard the space shuttle Columbia captured an image over Brazil that scientists said on Thursday proved a scientific theory about how a major fire on Earth can alter global climate.
The picture shows a large plume of smoke rising from a fire in the rain forest on a cloudy day in the Amazon Basin. Israeli scientist Joachim Joseph said the picture demonstrated the scientific theory that smoke dissipates cloud cover in its vicinity, allowing more sunlight to enter.
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