{"656474":{"#nid":"656474","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"\u0027Brown carbon\u0027 released during wildfires is warming the Arctic twice as much as carbon from burning fossil fuels, study finds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhile wildfires destroy homes, plant life and animals, they also contribute to global warming,\u0026nbsp;according to a new study.\u0026nbsp;Researchers from Tianjin University have revealed how \u0026#39;brown carbon\u0026#39; released during wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere are accelerating global warming in the Arctic.\u0026nbsp;Brown carbon is a major product of wildfires, and is created when grasses, wood, and other biological material burn. A\u0026nbsp;separate 2021\u0026nbsp;study led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/weber-dr-rodney\u0022\u003ERodney Weber\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;showed wildfire smoke in the air may affect surface temperatures. Weber says while most brown carbon stays in the lower atmosphere, enough leaks into the upper atmosphere\u0026nbsp;where it has a disproportionately large effect on the planetary radiation balance \u0026ndash; much stronger than if it was at the surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-03-18 16:34:59","changed_gmt":"2022-03-18 16:35:45","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-10627345\/Brown-carbon-wildfires-warming-Arctic-TWICE-carbon-fossil-fuels.html","dateline":{"date":"2022-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"171762","name":"Rodney Weber"},{"id":"147191","name":"wildfires"},{"id":"188347","name":"wildfire smoke"},{"id":"174483","name":"brown carbon"},{"id":"791","name":"Global Warming"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}