A research was made to investigate if the amount of air pollution caused floods in China. Soot which is black carbon produced by fossil fuels leads the black carbon to stay in the atmosphere The soot has an impact in increasing temperatures which is what led to the flood when a lot of moisture was released by the clouds. The research used data from the time when the country wasn’t polluted and the days before the storm, and concluded that the flood wouldn’t have happened if the air wasn’t polluted as it was on the days of the floods.
I think it is very important for countries to know that if their levels of pollutions are high it is easier for natural events, such as floods, to form. This research is very worthy of everyone to know because this can encourage countries to reduce the amount of fossil fuels burned daily. Everyone believes that floods are caused naturally and that we cannot affect it, however, the pollution in the air has now a great impact on the weather.
It is so interesting how pollution can change weather so much. What do you think a solution would be for China?