Científicos explican cómo el dióxido de carbono enfría la estratosfera

14 de mayo de 2026

Reportado por IA

Investigadores de la Universidad de Columbia han identificado el mecanismo preciso mediante el cual el aumento de los niveles de dióxido de carbono enfría la atmósfera superior. El hallazgo explica décadas de enfriamiento estratosférico observado en medio del calentamiento de la superficie. Su estudio aparece en la revista Nature Geoscience.

La estratosfera, la capa situada entre aproximadamente 11 y 50 kilómetros sobre la superficie, se ha enfriado alrededor de 2 grados centígrados desde mediados de la década de 1980. Este enfriamiento supera en más de diez veces la cantidad esperada sin las emisiones humanas de dióxido de carbono. El proceso fue predicho por primera vez en la década de 1960 por el climatólogo Syukuro Manabe.

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