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<p>In a new study, researchers broke down how human-induced greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions influence rainfall in the United States. Greenhouse gas emissions increase rainfall, while aerosols have a long-term drying effect as well as short-term impacts that vary with the seasons. As aerosols decrease, their long-term drying effect will likely diminish, causing rainfall averages and extremes to rapidly increase.</p>
The study specifically examines the impact of greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions on both average and extreme rainfall. It confirms that increased greenhouse gas emissions, which disperse globally, lead to increased rainfall. The influence of aerosols is more complex. - Newsx
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Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that warms the climate around 30 times more strongly than carbon dioxide, is mostly found in wetlands, which are Earth’s greatest natural sources of this gas.
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