African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect

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Sep 21, 2026, 8:40 am90 pts
Smoke from African agricultural fires brightens clouds over the southeast Atlantic—but new research from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science shows that the same weather pattern carrying the smoke also thins clouds and reduces cloud cover,…

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