Example Sentences

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Aerosols contributed to the quick spread of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Aerosols can act like tiny mirrors, reflecting sunlight back into space and reducing the amount that reaches Earth’s surface.

From Science Magazine • May 5, 2024

Published in Nature Communications, Increased Asian Aerosols Drive a Slowdown of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation identifies the effect of aerosols over Asia on the AMOC, a complex system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

Aerosols can tweak Earth’s temperature by modulating the formation of sunlight-reflecting clouds and influence our planet’s natural “sunscreen” by either spurring or suppressing ozone-destroying chemical reactions.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

Aerosols come from natural sources — volcanic eruptions, for example — but can also be produced through the burning of fossil fuels and wood.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022