Air Monitoring
Improved air quality 'could result in more rain'
Apr 13 2011
Atmospheric scientist Andrew Russell wrote in the Journal of Climatology that cleaner air could be to blame for increasing rainfalls, according to the Daily Mail.
He used Manchester as an example, saying its rainfall is rising every year by a third of an inch.
Mr Russell stated that pollutant particles such as soot tend to remove moisture and raindrops away from the air.
However, projects being implemented by local authorities to improve air monitoring results will mean that there are fewer pollutants in the atmosphere and bigger raindrops will begin to form.
Initiatives to boost air quality in regions across the UK could mean that areas such as west Dorset could see more rainfall, after the Dorset Echo reported that traffic improvements will be made to reduce pollution levels.
Posted by Joseph Hutton
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