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Trace gases play unseen role in cloud droplet formation
February 09, 2026
RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 9 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:

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Trace gases play unseen role in cloud droplet formation

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Tiny, invisible gases long thought to be irrelevant in cloud formation may actually play a major role in determining whether clouds form-and possibly whether it rains.

That's the surprising finding from a new UC Riverside-led study, which runs counter to more . . .

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