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Phenomenon Shrinking Arctic Forests Linked to Legacy of Russia’s Most Polluted City – ScienceAlert
Rampant air pollution in northern Siberia is blocking sunlight and slowing the growth of boreal forests, new research suggests
Rampant air pollution in northern Siberia is blocking sunlight and slowing the growth of boreal forests, new research suggests
The largest study of tree rings in Norilsk, Russia’s most polluted city and the northernmost city in the world, has found air pollution from local mines and smelters are at least partly to blame for a phenomenon known as ‘Arctic dimming’.
Similar to ‘global dimming’, this more regional effect occurs when tiny particulates from air pollution, volcanic eruptions, and dus…
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