China, India heavily contribute to world pollution

The horrific environental conditions ongoing in China and India are affecting your weather, said Dr. Renyi Zhang, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M.

In a landmark paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Zhang said that man-made pollution in both countries are adversely affecting the storm track over the Pacific Ocean, which is a major determinant of weather forthe northern hemisphere.

Zhang directly pointed to pollution from industrial and power plants in both countries, which have experienced booming economies within the recent decade. The countless factories and power plants that sustain their economics emit soot and sulfate aerosols into the atmosphere, which is carried over the Pacific Ocean by winds to affect weather patterns worldwide.

Source: Newswise