Smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest may increase the melting of tropical glaciers in the Andes over 1000 miles away
Dust and black carbon from burning Amazonian rainforest could cover glaciers. This could make them less reflective, causing them to absorb heat and melt. Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil, modelled how glaciers could be effected.
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