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Clouds unfazed by haze

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The extent to which aerosols affect climate is highly uncertain. Observations of clouds interacting with aerosols from a volcanic eruption suggest that the effect is much smaller than was once feared. See Article p.485

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Figure 1: Sulfur dioxide emissions from the 2014–15 volcanic eruption in Holuhraun, Iceland.

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Stevens, B. Clouds unfazed by haze. Nature 546, 483–484 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/546483a

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