{
  "id": 8922476,
  "title": "African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/african-smoke-brightens-clouds-but-weather-patterns-offset-its",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-african-brightens-clouds-weather-patterns.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smoke from African agricultural fires brightens clouds over the southeast Atlantic—but new research from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science shows that the same weather pattern carrying the smoke also thins clouds and reduces cloud cover, effectively offsetting its cooling effect.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}