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If I want to postpone drinking my coffee, should I put the milk in now or later?

I order a coffee in Planetbucks. It comes as a cup of black coffee and a little jug of cold milk. I decide to postpone drinking it for 5 minutes. Should I put the milk in immediately or just before I drink it in order to have it as hot as possible?

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Last edited on: 2011-01-30 14:28:13

Categories: Domestic Science.

Tags: Coffee, Heatloss, albedo.

 

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Why are volcanoes responsible for warming and cooling.

Modern day volcanoes, i.e. the last few thousand years seem to be responsible for noticable cooling effects on the climate, i.e. Mount Pinatoba, Tambora etc.  This is i assume is down to dust, ash and sulphur dioxide been spewed into the air and reflecting incoming solar radiation.

 Although it seems volcanism in earths geological history appear to be responsible for notable warming events, attributed to greenhouse gas emmisions.  I know the residence time of greenhouse gasses are usualy longer than ash, dust and sulphur aerosols, however continued eruptions i would imagine would keep a constant supply of sulphur in the atmosphere thus cooling the planet.

Please explain this contradiction.

Thanks

Mark

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Categories: Planet Earth.

Tags: climatechange, Volcano, Geology, albedo.

 

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