Whether a smoke or dust plume has a heating—or cooling—effect on the atmosphere can depend on whether it is above clouds.
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In certain environments, dark particles in smoke from fires can inhibit cloud formation and limit rainfall.
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Kaufman served as program manager for NASA’s Earth Observatory from its launch in April 1999, through January 2006.
Wildfire smoke contains dark sooty particles that can “burn off” clouds.
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They may look like airplane contrails, but the streaky clouds shown in this photo-like image formed around the exhaust left in the wake of ships traveling along the northwest coast of North America.
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