Black Carbon Flashcards

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What is black Carbon

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It is a short lived particulate matter in air that has capacity to cause air pollution.

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Why it is in news

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It is observed that the Black carbon in Himalayas that cause the receding of the snow in the hilly region is not of local origin. It is from the Mediterranean climate and brought to India by the western disturbances

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