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Soot Problems Affecting World’s Weather, Health
Attention residents of Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City and anywhere else that has ongoing air pollution troubles: you could also be facing soot problems that could affect everything from your weather to your health, and the situation may get worse, according to a study from a Texas A&M University group published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Renyi Zhang, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M and leader of the study, says there is no doubt that soot particles may not only affect cloud formation, rainfall amounts, and ultimately climate change but also could present significant human health problems in the form of respiratory ailments. The team’s work was funded by the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the Welch Foundation.