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inversion
(redirected from Thermal inversion)

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This has the effect of creating a local micro-climate capable of creating thermal inversions and acid rain.
By heating the floor, a thermal inversion is created that traps cool air at the ceiling and circulates warm air in the living space.
The brown haze, according to the United Nations Environment Program, can impact all of these aspects by reducing the solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface, limiting the amount of rain produced, and increasing the frequency and strength of the thermal inversion that traps pollutants in the atmosphere.
 
 
 
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