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Published online 18 February 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020218-6
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Smoke clouds weather
Particles mess up climate forecast.
Fumes and soot are withering forests and drying up tropical rains. Air pollution's impact on local weather could outstrip that of greenhouse gases, atmospheric scientists have warned.
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