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If Gaia could talk

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Sulphur aerosols contribute to the regulation of the Earth's climate. Biogenic sulphur emissions from the Southern Ocean have been underestimated, and could be further enhanced owing to climate warming, according to observations and model simulations.

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Figure 1: Clouds in the Southern Hemisphere.

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  1. Maurice Levasseur is in the Department of Biology (Québec-Océan), Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1V 2R3.,

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