Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-989-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-989-2023
Research article
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26 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2023

Changes in apparent temperature and PM2.5 around the Beijing–Tianjin megalopolis under greenhouse gas and stratospheric aerosol intervention scenarios

Jun Wang, John C. Moore, and Liyun Zhao
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Apparent temperatures and PM2.5 pollution depend on humidity and wind speed in addition to surface temperature and impact human health and comfort. Apparent temperatures will reach dangerous levels more commonly in the future because of water vapor pressure rises and lower expected wind speeds, but these will also drive changes in PM2.5. Solar geoengineering can significantly reduce the frequency of extreme events relative to modest and especially business-as-usual greenhouse scenarios.
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