„Saharastaub bringt Regen“ - Am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie arbeitet man an einer verbesserten Wettervorhersage für das Gelingen der Energiewende - Campus-Report am 06.10.2020

Sand from the Sahara, ash particles from forest fires from Portugal or Spain, soot from factories in industrial areas: the wind carries these small and tiny particles to distant areas and thus determines the weather. Because without these particles there would be neither clouds nor precipitation. The mechanism of the formation of clouds with these aerosols as condensation nuclei is still largely unexplained. At the Karlsruher Institute of Technology, basic research is carried out to improve the prediction of the influence of sand, dust and ash clouds on the weather. Such a refined weather forecast is an important contribution to the energy transition.