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A decrease in airborne dust and volcanic emissions has contributed to warming the North Atlantic Ocean in the past three decades, a study showed.
About 70 percent of the Atlantic's warming since 1980, at an average per-decade rate of a half-degree Fahrenheit (a quarter-degree Celsius), was due to less dust blown from African dust storms or to volcanic eruptions, scientists wrote in the journal Science.
Years with low dust activity, such as 2004 and 2005 -- a record-breaking storm year -- have been associated with more frequent storms, the researchers noted.
Full article: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.da3439ebb939e634c2417feba5011243.641&show_article=1
A decrease in airborne dust and volcanic emissions has contributed to warming the North Atlantic Ocean in the past three decades, a study showed.
About 70 percent of the Atlantic's warming since 1980, at an average per-decade rate of a half-degree Fahrenheit (a quarter-degree Celsius), was due to less dust blown from African dust storms or to volcanic eruptions, scientists wrote in the journal Science.
Years with low dust activity, such as 2004 and 2005 -- a record-breaking storm year -- have been associated with more frequent storms, the researchers noted.
Full article: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.da3439ebb939e634c2417feba5011243.641&show_article=1