Atmospheric aerosols affect climate by scattering and absorbing sunlight and by modifying clouds. Model simulations suggest that anthropogenic aerosols suppressed tropical storm activity over the Atlantic throughout much of the twentieth century.
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Quaas, J. Aerosol alteration of Atlantic storms. Nature Geosci 6, 519 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1871
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