IIT-M study reveals impact of human activity on cloud formation along India’s coastal regions

NEW DELHI: A study has found that human activities were a dominant factor in the growth of aerosols along India’s coastal regions, challenging the common belief that organic particles inhibit cloud formation.

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany, said that while organic particles can create surface films that affect cloud droplet formation, the study found that a significant increase in the number of organic particles can actually promote cloud formation.

The study has unveiled the profound influence of human activities on cloud-forming aerosols, also called ‘Cloud Condensation Nuclei’ (CCN), along India’s coastal regions, they said.

Source: PTI News

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