Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Urban land and aerosols amplify hazardous weather, steer storms toward cities


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/dnnl-ula121520.php

 

News Release 15-Dec-2020
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Urban landscapes and human-made aerosols--particles suspended in the atmosphere--have the potential to not only make gusts stronger and hail larger; they can also start storms sooner and even pull them toward cities, according to new research exploring the impact of urban development on hazardous weather, led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.


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tags: extreme weather, severe weather,

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