When Pollution Spikes in Southeast Asia, Rainfall Shifts From Land to Sea
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A study found that pollution in Southeast Asia causes rainfall to shift from land to sea, with potential implications for regional climate patterns; the discussion is muted but suggests interest in the environmental impact.
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Without reading the original article, which probably goes into more detail, I find this very speculative and I'm not convinced there is more going on than correlation. If anything the causality is more plausible the other way round: When it doesn't rain over land, pollution spikes.