Emissions resulting from the use of coal by the countries of Asia is expected to delay global warming for a decade since 1998. Nevertheless, the threat of the greenhouse effect is real and its impact can be felt when the developing countries managed to overcome the pollution.
The delay was caused by temperature rise in the amount of sulfur is very much and have a cooling effect on the planet. Aerosols generated from sulfur causes the formation of a thick cloud layer that makes the sun does not fully enter into the earth.
"The delay is arguably a mirage," said the researchers from various universities, including Boston and Harvard University from the U.S. and the University of Turku from Finland. "The effect of the release of carbon than sulfur will appear in the long run," he stated in a report published last Sunday.
The delay of this temperature increase will not last long. Similarly, the researchers explained. When developing countries managed to overcome pollution, emissions of sulfur will also be reduced. "Aerosols in the atmosphere will be reduced and the planet's temperature will increase rapidly considering the amount of carbon in the atmosphere was already a lot," he said.
The report also contains about the fact that the increase in global temperatures did not change significantly during 1998 to 2008 even though tons of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere.
Carbon emissions generated by that time many Asian countries whose economy is growing.
Source: National Geographic
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