Wednesday, October 1, 2008

'Chemical Equator' Keeps Polluted Air in the North

Sept. 26, 2008 -- Wrapping around Earth's equator like a belt, a boundary of air is keeping the polluted atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere separate from the relatively pristine south.

A team of researchers led by Jacqueline Hamilton of York University in the United Kingdom have dubbed the peculiar wall of air the "chemical equator." And while scientists have known about the feature for decades, Hamilton's team has just discovered an odd new wrinkle in its behavior.

Read full story Discovery News

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