{"id":82020,"date":"2026-01-11T13:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82020"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:06:12","slug":"aerosols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aerosols\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerosols"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Aerosols Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study found that water vapor heats the atmosphere much more than aerosols do. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Aerosols<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosols refer to <\/span><b>fine solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where they <\/span><b>reside typically for days to weeks before falling to the ground or being washed out by rain or snow.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>arise both from human activities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involving the <\/span><b>burning of fossil fuels and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biofuels, and from<\/span><b> natural sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (such as <\/span><b>desert dust, sea spray, and volcanic eruptions)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosol particles are <\/span><b>tiny but numerous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>often comprise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a number of<\/span><b> inorganic and organic substances.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Visible forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of atmospheric aerosol plumes include <\/span><b>smoke, smog, haze, and dust.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How Do Aerosols Affect the Climate?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these particles can <\/span><b>reflect incoming sunlight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back to outer space, <\/span><b>helping to cool the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other aerosol particles absorb heat from sunlight. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><b>causes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>atmosphere to warm.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is <\/span><b>especially true for black carbon.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because it is black, it is very good at absorbing sunlight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosols also have an impact on climate by <\/span><b>acting as cloud condensation nuclei, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which <\/span><b>alters cloud properties <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and their radiative effects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosol particles at <\/span><b>surface level impact human health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are associated with <\/span><b>disruption to transport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (desert dust storms and volcanic eruptions) and can <\/span><b>reduce the solar irradiance available for solar power plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerosols contribute to <\/span><b>poor air quality and harm human health.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Aerosols <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are <\/span><b>smaller than 2.5 \u00b5m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in median diameter penetrate deep into human lungs, leading to <\/span><b>respiratory and other diseases and premature death from air pollution. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dst.gov.in\/water-vapor-heats-the-atmosphere-much-more-than-aerosols-do-new-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aerosols are fine solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, arising from natural sources and human activities like fossil fuel burning. 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