327051main_aerosol_absorb_fullArtist concept of aerosols reflecting light.  Aerosols can influence climate directly by either reflecting or absorbing the sun’s radiation as it moves through the atmosphere. The tiny airborne particles enter the atmosphere from sources such as industrial pollution, volcanoes and residential cooking stoves. Credit: NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio  Read the entire article: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/warming_aerosols.html

Climate Committee member Dave Beebe sent this image to us awhile back and when fellow committee member Switgard Duesterloh sent us this article, it seemed that posting it here was in order. Thank you all for your submissions of important climate-related content. Coming soon: an update of the status of federal climate legislation.