Dust limits the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth, for example, a factor that could mask the warming effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
灰尘限制了到达地表的太阳辐射数量，举例来说，会减缓因二氧化碳浓度增高而缠身滚的大气温室效应。
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But as the waters rose after 1850, the biggest contributing factor was increasing atmospheric CO2.
开是从1850年以后，海平面回升了，造成这种现象的主要原因是大气中的CO2含量大大提高了。
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"This sounds like it adds in a new factor," she added, referring to the research about the impact of city lights on atmospheric cleansing.