Opposing Forces (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Opposing Forces

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These are changes in potential intensity in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres as reflected in the CMIP5 computer model. Black is historical data, blue is the influence of aerosols only, red is the influence of greenhouse gases only, and green shows the difference between the historical data and the influence of aerosols

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Sobel et al., <i>Science</i> 2016

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