Aerosols

Source:  TOI Subject: Environment Context: A new IIT Madras–led study published in Science Advances shows that air pollution aerosols are intensifying and prolonging winter fog over north India. About Aerosols: What they are? Aerosols are tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, often invisible to the naked eye, that strongly influence air quality, …

India ranks fifth in national contribution to warming: Study

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation   Source: DTE  Context: According to a new study, India is responsible for 0.08 degrees Celsius of warming from the 1850s through 2021.    Overall findings: Contribution to warming: Ranking Of Countries as per their contribution to the Rise in temperature:   India-specific findings: Overall, India …