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February 09, 2015

Reduced rainfall in the northern tropics linked to industrial emissions
Durham, UK (SPX) Feb 10, 2015
Scientists have produced a rainfall record strongly suggesting that man-made industrial emissions have contributed to less rainfall in the northern tropics. The research team, led by experts at Durham University, UK, reconstructed rainfall patterns stretching back more than 450 years by analysing the chemical composition of a stalagmite recovered from a cave in Belize, Central America. They identified a substantial drying trend from 1850 onwards, coinciding with a steady rise in sulphate aer ... read more

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