How Bird Poop Helps Keep The Arctic Cool

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    • Publish Date: Nov 26 2016 4:40PM
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    • Updated Date: Nov 26 2016 4:40PM
How Bird Poop Helps Keep The Arctic Cool

Gross as it may sound, but bird poop enriched with ammonia, may be playing a role in cooling the Arctic during its warmer months, says a study published in Nature Communications
 
According to a new research from Colorado State University, atmospheric scientists, who are working to better understand key components of Arctic climate systems, suggested that Ammonia-rich bird poop cools the atmosphere. 

Here is how? 
The associate Professor of Atmospheric Science Jeff Pierce and graduate student Jack Kodros present evidence linking ammonia emissions from summertime Arctic seabird-colony excrement, called guano, to newly formed atmospheric aerosol particles. These particles can in turn influence Arctic cloud properties and their effects on climate.
 
Clouds play a key role in modulating Arctic temperature; thus, understanding factors that influence clouds is essential, Pierce says. Central to the development of clouds is the availability of cloud condensation nuclei — small atmospheric particles around which water can condense.

Using a combination of observations and computer modeling, Pierce, Kodros and co-authors at Dalhousie University, University of Toronto, and Environment and Climate Change Canada determined that migratory-seabird colonies have a definitive influence on atmospheric particles and clouds in the pristine summertime Arctic. They report the presence of summertime bursts of atmospheric particles linked to ammonia emissions from seabird-colony guano. These particles can spread throughout the Arctic, fostering cloud-droplet formation, and in turn reflect sunlight back to space for a net cooling effect.

"This newly identified and fascinating ecological-atmospheric connection highlights the interconnectedness of the many components of Earth's climate system," Pierce said. 
 

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Ishika Jain BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

Fascinating

V.Ananya D.A.V. Public School

Thats insane ! But insane is what nature is . Components of nature somehow manage to sustain each other .

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

Sounds weird but if it is beneficial for our environment then, it''s alright.

Nishi Upadhyay BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

it is surprising how waste can be used in this way.

Vishakha Bhalla BOSCO SR.SEC.SCHOOL( PASCHIM VIHAR)

wow! in what way nature is integrated with each other

S.VIDHYAALAKSHMI SHREE NIKETAN MAT -

Thank you birds

Mahima Pradhan LEXICON INTERNATIONAL LEXICON INTER

Quite intriguing!

Aditi Sahi D C MODEL SCH PKL-SEC-7

So weird but it helps so thumbs up for it.

Vihan R. Yalamanchili DDMS P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL

That''s really interesting. It would be nice if humans could harness this power and develop it into a technology which could cool our atmosphere to reduce global warming and climate change.

Kashish Verma Bharti Public School Swasthya Vihar

Thabks to all birds!

Kashish Verma Bharti Public School Swasthya Vihar

It''s really fascinating!

Sarath Kumar RM Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

That''s really amazing.

Sarath Kumar RM Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

It''s a wonderful research. It can really prevent the melting of ice.

Snegha.L Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Such interconnections amaze me.Its quite amazing.

C.Prasanna Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School - Puducherry

It''s really interesting.

Sanjay.M Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Its really amazing to hear.

Vihan R. Yalamanchili DDMS P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL

That is really interesting and would be useful if we could harness this power to control climate change.

Darshil Shah ST. XAVIERS - LOYOLLA -2 LOYOLLA 2

Astounding!

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

This is really interesting.

Aishwarya Iyer Deens Academy

Wow!

DIWANSHI SHETIJA BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

Quite astonishing!Amazed.

Aneesh Kv nal

I have read this nov-16 research result in Nature Communications, once ammonia in seabird waste gets released into the atmosphere, it interacts with water and sulfuric acid particles to create the basic building blocks for low-lying clouds, which reflect sunlight and help keep Arctic waters cool.

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