“The decrease in aerosols probably accounts for at least half of the warming over Europe in the last 30 years”

GOODBYE air pollution and smoky chimneys, hello brighter days. That’s been the trend in Europe for the past three decades - but unfortunately cleaning up the skies has allowed more of the sun’s rays to pierce the atmosphere, contributing to at least half the warming that has occurred.

Since 1980, average air temperatures in Europe have risen 1 °C: much more than expected from greenhouse-gas warming alone.

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