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News Release 11-234
Link Between Air Pollution and Cyclone Intensity in Arabian Sea
Disruption of wind shear enables stronger storms
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Super-cyclonic storm Gonu over the Arabian Sea on June 4, 2007.
Credit: NASA
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Genesis (circles) and tracks (solid lines) of pre-monsoon tropical cyclones from 1979-2010.
Credit: Nature
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Scientists are working to better understand atmospheric brown clouds and their effects.
Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation
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Skies over India are filled with a soup of aerosol particles streaming over the Bay of Bengal.
Credit: NASA
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Indian women often use dung or wood to fuel cooking stoves, contributors to brown clouds.
Credit: M.V. Ramana
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