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flag Reducing air pollution in East Asia has sped up global warming by removing a cooling effect, study finds.

flag A new study reveals that efforts to clean up air pollution in East Asia, especially China, have accelerated global warming since 2013. flag Reducing pollutants like sulfur dioxide, which previously had a cooling effect, exposed underlying warming from greenhouse gases. flag Though air pollution reduction improved public health, it also removed an artificial cooling effect, leading to a temporary acceleration in warming. flag This underscores the ongoing need to address greenhouse gas emissions.

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