A team of researchers found that China's reduction of aerosol emissions has contributed to rising sea temperatures in areas of the northeastern Pacific from 2010 through 2020.
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However, the warming events were found to be from China's agenda to reduce aerosol emissions, which are pollutions that can have a cooling effect on the Earth because it acts like a mirror, reflecting the heat from the sun back into space. The nation has experienced record-breaking heatwaves in the last decade, such as in 2015 when temperatures hit 125 degrees.In the latest study, the researchers noted that the heat waves' patterns seemed to begin after the Chinese government successfully reduced aerosol emissions such as sulfate from factories and powerplants in 2010.
The models revealed why cleaner air meant warmer temperatures - as less heat was reflected into space, the rising temperatures caused high-pressure systems which is associated with hotter, dryer temperatures during the summer and more mild weather during the winter. Read More The fatal effect of fossil fuels: Air pollution accounts for 5.1 MILLION extra deaths a year worldwide, shocking study reveals When this happened, the Aleutian Low - which transports warm air from the Aleutian Islands into the northeastern Pacific - developed a larger range and weakened the winds that would usually cool the sea's surface, resulting in hotter conditions.
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