When we think of climate change and global warming, we think about greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. But there is another component caused by aerosols. Aerosols are particles in the atmosphere and they tend to reflect light back into space. Humans produce a lot of aerosols by burning fossil fuels. Aerosols can cause cooling, but: a) they hurt human and animal health, and b) they affect rainfall.

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