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Warming Hole (1 of 2)

Caption: This figure illustrates the mean effect on surface temperature, during the period 1970-1990, of particulate pollution. The central region was cooled by as much as 1 degree Celsius.

Credit: Image courtesy of Eric Liebensberger

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